Q. In any fission process the ratio $\frac{mass\ of\ fission\ products}{mass\ of\ parent\ nucleus}$ is
A) Less than 1
B) greater than 1
C) Equal to 1
D) Depends on the mass of $parent\ nucleus$
Explanation
(a) In fission process, when a parent nucleus breaks into daughter products, then some mass is lost in the form of energy. Thus, mass of fission products < mass of parent nucleus
$\Rightarrow \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{Mass\ of\ fission\ products}{Mass\ of\ parent\ nucleus} < 1$
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