Assertion :Energy is released in the nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form helium nuclei. Reason: Binding energy per nucleon of helium is greater than hydrogen.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Reason is correct but Assertion is incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion When the nuclear fusion of hydrogen is going on from to helium nuclei because we know the binding energy of helium is more than the binding energy of hydrogen so in this question the Assertion and the given reason is correct