alleryStart learning →Joining light nuclei into a heavier one releases energy. This process is called:
AFusion
BFission
CMelting
DCooling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Fusion
1. Light nuclei have lower binding energy per nucleon.
2. Combining them raises it and releases energy.
3. That process is fusion.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Class XII, Chapter 13, Nuclei._
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