Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Nuclei

Question:
For a spontaneous decay, which of the following is correct?
Options:
mass of daughter nuclei is less than the mass of parents nuclei
mass of daughter nuclei and parent nuclei is same
mass of daughter nuclei should be more than the mass of parent nuclei
none of these
Correct Answer:
mass of daughter nuclei is less than the mass of parents nuclei
Explanation:
For a spontaneous decay mass of daughter nuclei is less than the mass of parents nuclei. This difference in mass appears as kinetic energy of the products.