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If the binding energy per nucleon (see the graph in Figure 11.14) increased steadily with...

If the binding energy per nucleon (see the graph in Figure 11.14) increased steadily with mass number instead of peaking around A = 56, would nuclear fission and nuclear fusion reactions work the same way they do now? Explain.

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