NEET 2000 Physics question

Nuclear - Fission is best explained by :

(1)Liquid droplet theoryCorrect
(2)Yukawa - meson theory
(3)Independent particle model of the nucleus
(4)Proton-proton cycle

Answer: (1)

Solution

Bohr and Wheeler explained nuclear fission with the liquid drop model: a heavy nucleus absorbing a neutron oscillates like a charged liquid drop, becomes elongated and splits into two fragments when Coulomb repulsion overcomes the surface

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