Assertion : Nuclear binding energy per nucleon is in the order $_4^9Be > \,_3^7Li > \,_2^4He$.
Reason : Binding energy per nucleon increases linearly with the difference in the number of neutrons and protons.
Reason : Binding energy per nucleon increases linearly with the difference in the number of neutrons and protons.
- AIf both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
- BIf both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
- CIf the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
- DIf both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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