NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: NUCLEI

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For a nucleus to be stable, the correct relation between neutron number

N

and proton number

Z

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Correct option: D

N \ge Z

Option D (

N \ge Z

) is correct because for stable nuclei, the number of neutrons is generally greater than or equal to the number of protons, especially for heavier nuclei.

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The ratio of the nuclear radii of elements with mass numbers

\mathrm{216}

and

\mathrm{125}

is In a hypothetical fission reaction

{ }_{92} X^{236} \rightarrow{ }_{56} Y^{141}+{ }_{36} Z^{92}+3 R

The identity of emitted particles

({R})

is: The radius of the nucleus of the atom with A=216 is (take

{R_0}\; = \mathrm{ }1.3fm

) The correct sequence of the increasing wavelength of the given radiation sources is Which of the following nuclear fragments corresponding to nuclear fission between neutron

\left({ }_0^1 \mathrm{n}\right)

and uranium isotope

\left({ }_{92}^{235} \mathrm{U}\right)

is correct: Which of the following has the mass closest in value to that of the positron

1\,\,a.m.u = 931\,\,MeV