Question

The constancy of the binding energy per nucleon in medium-sized nuclei is due to:

• A. Short-range nature of nuclear force
• B. Attractive nature of nuclear force
• C. Saturation nature of nuclear force
• D. Charge independent nature of nuclear forces
• E. Strongest nature of nuclear forces

Hint:

The nuclear force is a short-range force, meaning it only acts significantly over distances comparable to the size of a nucleus.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The binding energy per nucleon remains nearly constant in medium-sized nuclei due to the short-range nature of nuclear forces. Nuclear forces act only between nearest neighboring nucleons, meaning that even as the number of nucleons increases, each nucleon primarily interacts with a limited number of nearby nucleons, leading to binding energy saturation.