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Understanding +4 | -1
Radio carbon dating is done by estimating in specimen the
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Correct option: C
Ratio of amount of 14C6  to  12C6^{14}{\mathrm{C}_6}\,\,\mathrm{to}\,{\,^{12}}{\mathrm{C}_6} still present
Option C (Ratio of amount of 14C6 to  12C6^{14}{\mathrm{C}_6}\,\mathrm{to}\,{\,^{12}}{\mathrm{C}_6} still present) is correct because radiocarbon dating measures the ratio of Carbon-14 to Carbon-12 to estimate the age of organic materials.
242 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
For a nuclear to be in critical condition, the value of neutron multiplication factor kk must be
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Correct option: C
k=1k = 1
Option C (k=1k = 1) is correct because for a nuclear reactor to be in a critical condition, the neutron multiplication factor k must be equal to 1, indicating a self-sustaining chain reaction.
243 Medium
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Pick out the unmatched pair from the following
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Correct option: D
Safety rods – Carbon
Option D (Safety rods – Carbon) is the unmatched pair because safety rods in nuclear reactors are typically made of cadmium or boron, not carbon.
244 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Statement I : Energy is released when heavy nuclei undergo fission or light nuclei undergo fusion.

Statement II : For heavy nuclei, binding energy per nucleon increases with increasing Z while for light nuclei it decreases with increasing Z\mathrm{Z}.
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Correct option: D
Statement - I is true, statement - II is false
Option D (Statement - I is true, statement - II is false) is correct because statement I accurately describes energy release in fission/fusion, while statement II incorrectly describes binding energy trends.
245 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
Hydrogen bomb is based on which of the following phenomenon
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Correct option: B
Nuclear fusion
Option B (Nuclear fusion) is correct because a hydrogen bomb utilizes the principle of nuclear fusion to release a large amount of energy.
246 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
In the given reaction, find value of QQ value.

6C13⟶6C12+0n1+(Q−value){ }_6 C^{13} \longrightarrow {}_6C^{12}+{ }_0 n^1+(Q-\text {value})

Given: mass of 6C13⇒x{ }_6 C^{13} \Rightarrow x

mass of 6C12⇒y{ }_6 C^{12} \Rightarrow y

mass of 0n1⇒z{ }_0 n^1 \Rightarrow z
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Correct option: B
(y+z−x)C2(y+z-x) C^2
Option B ((y+z−x)C2(y+z-x) C^2) is correct because the Q-value is calculated as the mass defect multiplied by C2C^2.
247 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
In nuclear fission, the fission reactions proceeds with a projectile. Which of the following suits the best
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Correct option: C
Slow neutron
Option C (Slow neutron) is correct because slow neutrons are more readily captured by the nucleus, initiating the fission process.
248 Medium
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The binding energy per nucleon of O16{O^{16}} is 7.97  MeV7.97\,\,MeV and that of O17{O^{17}} is 7.75  MeV7.75\,\,MeV. The energy (in MeVMeV) required to remove a neutron from O17{O^{17}} is
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Correct option: C
4.23
Option C (4.23 MeV) is correct because the energy required to remove a neutron is the difference in binding energies of O-17 and O-16.
249 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The example of nuclear fusion is
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Correct option: B
Formation of helium from hydrogen
Option B (Formation of helium from hydrogen) is correct because nuclear fusion involves combining light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, such as the fusion of hydrogen isotopes to form helium.
250 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
In an α−\alpha - decay, the kinetic energy of α−\alpha - particle is 48 MeV and Q value of the reaction is 50 MeV. The mass number of the mother nucleus is [assume that daughter nucleus is in ground state]
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Correct option: B
100
Option B (100) is correct because the mass number of the mother nucleus can be calculated using the kinetic energy of the alpha particle and the Q value of the reaction.
251 Medium
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If 10%10 \% of a material decays in 5 days, then the amount of original material left after 20 days is approximately
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Correct option: B
65%65 \%
Option B (65%) is correct because the remaining material is calculated using the exponential decay formula after determining the decay constant.
252 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
How much mass of U235U^{235} is required per sec to operate the nuclear reactor generating power 100 kW100 \mathrm{~kW}.
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Correct option: A
1.2×10−61.2 \times 10^{-6}
Option A (1.2×10−61.2 \times 10^{-6}) is correct because it is the mass of U-235 required per second to generate 100 kW of power, calculated using the energy released per gram of U-235.
253 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Assertion: The nuclear force between two nucleons falls rapidly to zero as their distance is more than a few femtometer.

Reason: Nuclear force is a short range force
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Correct option: A
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option A is correct because the nuclear force is a short-range force, and its strength diminishes rapidly beyond a few femtometers.
254 Medium
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Mn{M_n} and Mp{M_p} represent mass of neutron and proton respectively. If an element having atomic mass MM has NN-neutrons and ZZ-protons, then the correct relation will be
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Correct option: A
M<[N.Mn+Z.MP]M < \left[ {N.{M_n} + Z.{M_P}} \right]
Option A (M<[N.Mn+Z.MP]M < [N.{M_n} + Z.{M_P}]) is correct because the mass of the nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent nucleons due to the binding energy.
255 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If half life of radium is 77 days\mathrm{77 }\,\mathrm{days}. Its decay constant in day will be
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Correct option: B
9  ×  10−3/day9\,\, \times \,\,{10^{ - 3}}/\mathrm{day}
Option B (9×10−3/day9 \times 10^{-3}/\mathrm{day}) is correct because it is calculated using the formula relating half-life and decay constant.
256 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The activity of a radioactive sample decreases to one-third of the original value in 9 years. What will be the activity after further 9 years ?
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Correct option: C
A0/9\mathrm{A}_0 / 9
Option C (A0/9\mathrm{A}_0 / 9) is correct because after two half-lives (18 years), the activity will be reduced to one-ninth of the original value, given that it reduces to one-third in the first 9 years.
257 Medium
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Half-life of radioactive sample, when activity of material initially was 8 counts\mathrm{8 }\,\mathrm{counts} and after 3  h\mathrm{3}\,\,\mathrm{h} it becomes 1 counts\mathrm{1 }\,\mathrm{counts}, is
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Correct option: B
1  h\mathrm{1}\,\,\mathrm{h}
Option B (1h\mathrm{1}\\ h) is correct because it is calculated by finding the number of half-lives that have elapsed and dividing the total time by that number.
258 Medium
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The ratio of mass densities of nuclei of 40Ca^{40}Ca and 16O^{16}O is close to
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Correct option: D
1
Option D is correct because the mass density of nuclear matter is approximately constant for all nuclei.
259 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Which of the following is possible in a β+\beta^{+} decay?
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Correct option: A
A proton may decay into neutron and a positron
Option A is correct because in β+\beta^+ decay, a proton transforms into a neutron, a positron, and a neutrino to conserve charge and baryon number.
260 Medium
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A nucleus decays by β+{\mathrm{\beta }^ + }-emission followed by a γ−emission\gamma - \mathrm{emission}. If the atomic and mass numbers of the parent nucleus are ZZ and AA respectively, the corresponding numbers for the daughter nucleus are respectively
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Correct option: C
Z−1Z - 1 and AA
Option C (Z−1Z - 1 and AA) is correct because β+{\mathrm{\beta }^ + }-emission decreases the atomic number by 1, while γ\gamma-emission does not change either number.
261 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The fraction of the initial number of radioactive nuclei which remain undecayed after half of a half-life of the radioactive sample is
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Correct option: A
12\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}
Option A (12\frac{{1}}{{\sqrt 2 }}) is correct because after half of a half-life, the remaining fraction is calculated as N=N0/2t/T1/2=N0/2N = N_0 / 2^{t/T_{1/2}} = N_0 / \sqrt{2}.
262 Medium
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65Cu{ }^{65} {Cu} will turn into 66Cu{ }^{66} {Cu} if it is bombarded with
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Correct option: B
Neutrons
Option B (Neutrons) is correct because bombarding 65Cu{ }^{65} {Cu} with neutrons adds a neutron to the nucleus, resulting in 66Cu{ }^{66} {Cu}.
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Mp{M_p} denotes the mass of a proton and Mn{M_n} that of a neutron. A given nucleus, of binding energy BB, contains ZZ protons and NN neutrons. The mass M(N,Z)M\left( {N,Z} \right) of the nucleus is given by (cc is the velocity of light)
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Correct option: C
M(N,Z)=NMn+ZMp−B/c2M\left( {N,Z} \right) = N{M_n} + Z{M_p} - B/{c^2}
Option C is correct because the mass of a nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent nucleons due to the binding energy, which is released when the nucleus is formed.
264 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
It is observed that only 6.25%6.25 \% of a given radioactive sample is left undecayed after a period of 16 days. What is the decay constant of this sample, in day −1{ }^{-1} ?
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Correct option: A
0.173 day −10.173 \text { day }^{-1}
Option A (0.173 day −10.173 \text{{ day }}^{-1}) is correct because it is calculated using the half-life formula and the decay constant relationship.
265 Medium
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A radioactive substance contains 10000\mathrm{10000} nuclei and its half-life period is 20\mathrm{20} days. The number of nuclei present at the end of 10\mathrm{10} days is
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Correct option: A
7070\mathrm{7070}
Option A (7070\mathrm{7070}) is correct because it is calculated using the radioactive decay formula N=N0(12)tTN = N_0 (\frac{1}{2})^{\frac{t}{T}}.
266 Medium
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Consider the binding energy of 17Cl35{ }_{17} {Cl}^{35} and 15P31{ }_{15} {P}^{31} are 287.67 MeV and 262.48MeV262.48 {MeV}, respectively. Then,
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Correct option: B
15P31{ }_{15} {P}^{31} is more stable than 17Cl35{ }_{17} {Cl}^{35}
Option B is correct because the stability of a nucleus is determined by the binding energy per nucleon, and 15P31{}_{15}P^{31} has a higher binding energy per nucleon than 17Cl35{}_{17}Cl^{35}.
267 Medium
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The sodium nucleus 11Na23{}_{11}N{a^{23}} contains
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Correct option: D
12 neutrons
Option D (12 neutrons) is correct because the number of neutrons is calculated by subtracting the atomic number (number of protons) from the mass number.
268 Medium
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Nuclear forces are
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Correct option: A
Short ranged attractive and charge independent
Option A (Short ranged attractive and charge independent) is correct because nuclear forces are strong, short-ranged, and act equally between protons and neutrons, making them charge-independent.
269 Medium
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Half – lives of two radioactive elements AA and BB are 20 min and 40 min, respectively. Initially, the samples have equal number of nuclei. After 80 min, the ratio of decayed numbers of AA and BB nuclei will be
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Correct option: D
0.211111111
Option D (5:04) is correct because it represents the ratio of decayed nuclei after considering the different half-lives.
270 Medium
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Which of the following statements is true for nuclear forces?
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Correct option: C
they are short range forces
Option C (they are short range forces) is correct because nuclear forces operate only over very short distances, approximately the size of the nucleus.
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