Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(3) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
Solution
Radius of a nucleus: R = R0 A1/3, so (R) is correct.
Mass of the nucleus A m (m = mass of a nucleon)
= A m 43 R03 A = 3m4 R03
Nuclear density is independent of A: the 6429Cu and 126C nuclei have the same density, so (A) is not correct.
Answer: (3)