The figure shows a plot of binding energy per nucleon $E_b$ against the nuclear mass number $A$. $A, B, C, D, E, F$ correspond to different nuclei. Consider four reactions:
$(i) A + B \to C + \varepsilon$
$(ii) C \to A + B + \varepsilon$
$(iii) D + E \to F + \varepsilon$
$(iv) F \to D + E + \varepsilon$
Here, $\varepsilon$ is the energy released. In which reactions is $\varepsilon$ > 0?

  • A
    $(i)$ and $(iv)$
  • B
    $(i)$ and $(iii)$
  • C
    $(ii)$ and $(iv)$
  • D
    $(iv)$ and $(iii)$

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