Which of the following statements about nuclear binding energies is NOT true?
(A)Binding energy per nucleon reaches a maximum for 56Fe. (B)Nuclear binding energies have about the same magnitude as chemical bond energies. (C)Nuclei have slightly less mass than the sum of their component nucleons. (D)The nuclei of heavy elements have more neutrons than protons in order to provide sufficient binding energy to hold the nuclei together.
B