Question

When the number of nucleons in nuclei increases, the binding energy per nucleon

• A. increases continuously with mass number
• B. decreases continuously with mass number
• C. remains constant with mass number
• D. first increases and then decreases with increase of mass number

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

first increases and then decreases with increase of mass number

From curve we can see first binding energy increases with number of nucleons in nucleus and later start decreasing.