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The decay constant, for a given radioactive sample, is 0.3465 day . What percentage of this sample will get decayed in a period of 4 years ?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the percentage of the sample remaining undecayed after 4 years, given the decay constant.
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Which one of the following is a possible nuclear reaction?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it conserves both mass number and atomic number.
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The approximate nuclear radius is proportional to ( is the mass number and the atomic number)
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the nuclear radius is proportional to the cube root of the mass number, derived from the relationship between nuclear volume and mass number.
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In the given nuclear reaction . represents
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Correct option: A
Neutron
Option A (Neutron) is correct because balancing the nuclear reaction requires a neutron to conserve mass number and atomic number.
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The binding energies per nucleon for a deuteron and an particle are respectively. What will be the energy Q released in the reaction
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the energy released is the difference between the binding energies of the products and the reactants.
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The binding energy of nucleus is a measure of its
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Correct option: D
Stability
Option D is correct because the binding energy of a nucleus is a measure of its stability; higher binding energy per nucleon indicates greater stability.
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Heavy water is used in a nuclear reactor to
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Correct option: B
Slow down the neutrons
Option B (Slow down the neutrons) is correct because heavy water acts as a moderator to reduce the speed of neutrons, increasing the probability of nuclear fission.
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If the mass of a radioactive sample is doubled, the activity of the sample and the disintegration constant of the sample are respectively
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Correct option: A
Increases, remains the same
Option A (Increases, remains the same) is correct because activity is directly proportional to the mass of the radioactive sample, while the disintegration constant is a characteristic property of the radioactive material and does not depend on mass.
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From the statements given below:
(A) The angular momentum of an electron in orbit is an integral multiple of .
(B) Nuclear forces do not obey inverse square law.
(C) Nuclear forces are spin dependent.
(D) Nuclear forces are central and charge independent.
(E) Stability of nucleus is inversely proportional to the value of packing fraction.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) The angular momentum of an electron in orbit is an integral multiple of .
(B) Nuclear forces do not obey inverse square law.
(C) Nuclear forces are spin dependent.
(D) Nuclear forces are central and charge independent.
(E) Stability of nucleus is inversely proportional to the value of packing fraction.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Correct option: D
(A), (B), (C), (E) only
The correct answer is D ((A), (B), (C), (E) only) because statements A, B, C, and E are correct, while statement D is incorrect as nuclear forces are non-central.
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Which of the following processes represents a -decay?
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because gamma decay involves the emission of a gamma photon without changing the atomic number or mass number of the nucleus.
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The fussion process is possible at high temperatures, because at higher temperatures
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Correct option: D
The nucleus get sufficient energy to overcome the strong forces of repulsion
The correct answer is D because at high temperatures, nuclei gain sufficient kinetic energy to overcome the electrostatic repulsion and allow fusion to occur.
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If mass equivalent to one mass of proton is completely converted into energy then energy produced is (MeV)
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Correct option: A
931.49
Option A (931.49) is correct because the energy equivalent of one atomic mass unit (amu), which is approximately the mass of a proton, is 931.49 MeV.
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curie represents
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Correct option: C
disintegration per second
Option C ( disintegration per second) is correct because 1 curie is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which 3.7 × 1010 nuclei decay per second.
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Assertion: Mass defect in nuclear reactions is less than .
Reason: In nuclear reaction, change in BE/N is generally less than .
Reason: In nuclear reaction, change in BE/N is generally less than .
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Correct option: A
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option A (Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because the mass defect is directly related to the binding energy per nucleon, and a small change in the latter implies a small mass defect.
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Radioactive decay will occur as follows
If a certain mass of radon is allowed to decay in a certain container; then after 5 minutes the element with the greater mass will be
If a certain mass of radon is allowed to decay in a certain container; then after 5 minutes the element with the greater mass will be
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Correct option: C
Lead
Option C (Lead) is correct because after 5 minutes, Radon and Polonium will have mostly decayed, leaving Lead as the element with the greatest mass.
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For a nuclear reactor to run in critical condition the reproduction factor should be
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Correct option: A
Option A (=1) is correct because a reproduction factor of 1 indicates a critical condition where the chain reaction is self-sustaining.
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The radioactivity of a certain material drops to of the initial value in . The half-life of this radio nuclide is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because after 4 half-lives, the radioactivity drops to 1/16 of its initial value, which corresponds to 2 hours.
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The of a nuclear reaction and kinetic energy of the projectile particle, are related as:
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the kinetic energy of the projectile plus the Q-value must be positive for the reaction to occur.
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Sun maintains its shining because of the
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Correct option: C
Fusion of hydrogen nuclei
Option C (Fusion of hydrogen nuclei) is correct because the sun's energy is generated by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, where hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium.
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In a sample of radioactive material, what percentage of the initial number of active nuclei will decay during one mean life
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the percentage of decayed nuclei during one mean life is calculated using the decay equation.
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In a radioactive reaction
the number of -particles emitted is
the number of -particles emitted is
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Correct option: A
7
Option A (7) is correct because each alpha particle emission reduces the mass number by 4, and the total reduction in mass number divided by 4 gives the number of alpha particles emitted.
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What are the respective number of and particles emitted in the following radioactive decay?
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Correct option: A
7 and 6
Option A (7 and 6) is correct because balancing the mass number and atomic number in the radioactive decay equation yields 7 alpha particles and 6 beta-minus particles.
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Statement-1: In negative -decay electron is emitted from nucleus, but electron cannot reside inside the nucleus.
Statement-2: Electron experience strong nuclear force.
Statement-2: Electron experience strong nuclear force.
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Correct option: C
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
Option C (Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false) is correct because while electrons are emitted from the nucleus during negative beta decay, electrons do not reside inside the nucleus, and they do not experience the strong nuclear force.
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In a material medium, when a positron meets an electron both the particles annihilate leading to the emission of two gamma ray photons. This process forms the basis of an important diagnostic procedure called
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Correct option: B
PET
Option B (PET) is correct because Positron Emission Tomography (PET) uses the annihilation of positrons and electrons to produce gamma rays for imaging.
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Statement-I: Heavy water absorbs neutrons more efficiently than normal water.
Statement-II: Heavy water has more molecular mass than normal water.
Statement-II: Heavy water has more molecular mass than normal water.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I and Statement-II are true
Option D is correct because heavy water does not absorb neutrons more efficiently than normal water; it's the opposite. Heavy water has a higher molecular mass.
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Statement-I: In reactors, light nuclei called modertors are provided along with the fissionable nuclei for slowing down fast neutrons.
Statement-II: In an elastic collision with hydrogen the neutron almost comes to rest and proton carries away the energy.
Statement-II: In an elastic collision with hydrogen the neutron almost comes to rest and proton carries away the energy.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I and Statement-II are true
Option A (Statement-I and Statement-II are true) is correct because moderators slow down neutrons for efficient fission, and hydrogen is effective due to its similar mass to neutrons.
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A radioactive substance has an average life of . In a time of
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Correct option: C
More than half of the active nuclei decay
Option C is correct because after one average life, approximately 63% of the radioactive nuclei decay, which is more than half.
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A radioactive substance of half-life 6 min is placed near a Geiger counter which is found to resister particles per minute. How many particles per minute will it register after ?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because after 42 minutes (7 half-lives), the activity reduces to 1/128 of the initial activity.
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If the binding energy per nucleon of deutron is , its mass defect in atomic mass unit is
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Correct option: B
0.0024
Option B (0.0024) is correct because the mass defect is calculated using the binding energy per nucleon and the mass-energy equivalence.
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If and denote the masses of the nucleus , proton and neutron respectively in units of ) and represents its bonding energy in , then
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Correct option: A
The correct formula for the mass of a nucleus M(A, Z) considers the mass defect due to binding energy, which is subtracted from the sum of the masses of individual protons and neutrons.
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