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Law of conservation of mass does not hold good for nuclear reactions due to mass defect.
Law of conservation of mass states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
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Direction: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) ...
Assertion: Law of conservation of mass holds good for nuclear reactions.
Reason: It states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
The correct answer is option 'D', which states that Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
Explanation:
- Nuclear reactions involve changes in the nucleus of an atom, whereas chemical reactions involve changes in the electron arrangement of atoms.
- The Law of Conservation of Mass states that in a chemical reaction, the total mass of the reactants is equal to the total mass of the products. This means that mass is conserved during a chemical reaction.
- However, in a nuclear reaction, the total mass of the reactants may not be equal to the total mass of the products. This is due to the conversion of mass into energy according to Einstein's mass-energy equivalence principle (E=mc²).
- In nuclear reactions, a small amount of mass is converted into a large amount of energy. This is evident in processes like nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
- Therefore, the Law of Conservation of Mass does not hold true for nuclear reactions. The total mass before and after a nuclear reaction may not be the same.
- However, the reason stated in the question is correct. The Law of Conservation of Energy, which states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, holds true for both chemical and nuclear reactions.
- In both types of reactions, the total energy before and after the reaction remains constant. Energy can only change forms, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
- Therefore, the correct answer is option 'D' - Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true. The Law of Conservation of Mass does not hold good for nuclear reactions, but the Law of Conservation of Energy does.
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