Nuclear fission is possible because the binding energy per nucleon ..........

  • A
    increases with mass number for high mass numbers.
  • B
    decreases with mass number for high mass numbers.
  • C
    due to elastic collisions with heavy nuclei.
  • D
    due to the application of strong electric forces.

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