JEE Main 2025 Physics question

Assertion (A) : The binding energy per nucleon is found to be practically independent of the atomic number A, for nuclei with mass numbers between 30 and 170. Reason (R) : Nuclear force is long range. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• (1)(A) is false but (R) is true
• (2)(A) is true but (R) is falseCorrect
• (3)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• (4)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)