CBSE 2026 · Region 5 · Set 3 · Q10 · 1 mark
Consider the nuclear reaction $\displaystyle \mathrm{X} \rightarrow \mathrm{Y}+\mathrm{Z}$. Let $\displaystyle \mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{x}}, \mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{y}}$ and $\displaystyle \mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{z}}$ be the masses of the three nuclei X, Y and Z respectively. Then which of the following relations hold true?
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(C)
$\displaystyle \mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{x}}>\left(\mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{y}}+\mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{z}}\right)$
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