Assertion :In radioactive disintegrations, 2He4 nuclei can come out of the nucleus but lighter 2He3 can't. Reason: Binding energy of 2He3 is more than that of 2He4.
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
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect α particle emission from the nucleus allows on α(He42) particles to come out.
Binding energy of He32 is lower than He42 so the reason is incorrect.