alleryStart learning →Because their density is the same throughout, nuclei are compared with a drop of:
ALiquid
BPowder
CVapour
DPlastic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Liquid
1. A liquid drop keeps a fixed density whatever its size.
2. Nuclei behave in the same way.
3. So a nucleus is compared with a liquid drop.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Class XII, Chapter 13, Nuclei._
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