In any fission process the ratio mass of fission productsmass of parent nucleus is         [2005]

  • less than 1

  • greater  than 1

  • equal to 1

  • depends on the mass of parent nucleus

The nucleus C48d115, after two successive β-decay will give [1988]

  •  P46a115   

  •  I49n114

  •  S50n113   

  •  S50n115

In nuclear fission process, energy is released because [2001]

  • mass of products is more than mass of nucleus.

  • total binding energy of products formed due to nuclear fission is more than that the parent fissionable material.

  • total binding energy of products formed due to nuclear fission is less than parent fissionable material.

  • mass of some particles is converted into energy.

The average binding energy of a nucleon inside an atomic nucleus is about [1989]

  • 8 MeV

  • 8 eV

  • 8 J 

  • 8 erg

The energy liberated on complete fission of 1 kg of U92235 is (Assume 200 MeV energy is liberated on fission of 1 nucleus) 

  •  8.2×1010 J                           

  • 8.2×109 J

  • 8.2×1013 J                           

  • 8.2×1016 J

A nucleus with Z = 92 emits the following in a sequence:

α, β-, β-, α, α, α, α, α, β-,β-, α, β+, β+, α. The Z of the resulting nucleus is [AIEEE 2003]

  • 74 

  • 76 

  • 78

  • 82

In nuclear fission, the percentage of mass converted into energy is about

  •   1%

  •   0.1%

  •   0.01%

  •   10%

The mass number of helium is 4 and that for suphur is 32. The radius of sulphur nuclei is larger than that of helium by

  •   8

  •   4

  •   2

  •   8

In the nuclear decay given below

XzA  YZ + 1A  B*Z - 1A - 4  BZ - 1A - 4,

The particles emitted in the sequence are 

  •   β, α, γ  

  •   γ, β, α  

  •   β, γ, α  

  •   α, β, γ

In the nucleus of N1123a, the number of protons, neutrons and electrons are:

  •   11, 12, 0

  •   23, 12, 11

  •   12, 11, 0

  •   23, 11, 12

A thorium nucleus is formed when a uranium nucleus emits an α - particle. The atomic number of thorium is

  •   92

  •   90

  •   82

  •   94

The activity of the radioactive element decreases to one-third of the original activity A0 in a period of 7 years. After a further lapse of 7 years, its activity will be:

  •   A0  

  •   23A0  

  •   A06  

  •   A09

The radius of germanium (Ge) nuclide is measured to be twice theradius of Be49. The number of nucleons in Ge are

  •   73

  •   74

  •   75

  •   72

In the reaction

 H12 + H13  He24  + n01

if the binding energies of H12, H13, and He24 are respectively a, b, and c (in MeV), then the energy in (MeV) released in this reaction is:

  •   c + a - b

  •   c - a - b

  •   a + b + c

  •   a + b - c

A radioactive nucleus X decays to a stable nucleus 'y'. Then the graph of the rate of formation of 'y' against time 't' will be:

  •   

  •  

  •    

  •   

A stationary radioactivity nucleus of mass 210 units disintegrates into an alpha particle of mass 4 units and residual nucleus of mass 206 units. If the kinetic energy of the alpha particles is E, the kinetic energy of the residual nucleus is 

  •   2105 E 

  •   2103 E 

  •   103105 E 

  •   1032 E

The mass number of a nucleus is

  •   sometimes equal to its atomic number

  •   sometimes less than and sometimes more than its atomic number

  •   always less than its atomic number

  •   always more than its atomic number

If the nuclear radius of A27l is 3.6 Fermi, the approximate nuclear radius of C64u in Fermi is

(a)2.4                                         (b)1.2

(c)4.8                                         (d)3.6

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Which of the following is not a mode of radioactive decay

  • Positron emission           

  • Electron capture

  • Fusion                         

  • Alpha decay

Two nucleons are at a separation of 1 fm. The net force between them is F1 if both are neutrons, F2 if both are protons and F3 if one isproton and other is a neutron. Hence 

  •   F1 > F2 > F3   

  •   F2 > F1 > F3     

  •   F1 = F3 > F2     

  •   F1 = F2 > F3  

The ratio of the radius of the nucleus to the radius of an atom is of the order of :

  •   10-5  

  •   10-7  

  •   10-2  

  •   10°

If a radioactive material reduces to 12.5% of its value in 24 days, then its half-life is:

 

  •   16 days

  •   8 days

  •   4days

  •   2 days

The half-life of a radioactive material depends on

 

  •   The initial amount of material

  •   Rate of disintegration

  •   Decay constant

  •   Temperature and pressure

Binding energy per nucleon is:

 

  •   Maximum for middle-order elements

  •   Maximum for lighter order elements

  •   Maximum for heavier order elements

  •   None of these

In the equation AI1327 + He24  P1530 + X where X is-

  •   P11 

  •   H12 

  •   He24 

  •   n01

The half-life of a radioactivity isotope X is 100years. It decays to an element Y which is stable. The two elements are found to be ratio 1: 32 in a sample of a given rock. Assuming that at the time of formation of the rock there was only isotope X, then estimate the age of the rock.

  •   300 years

  •   400 years

  •   500 years

  •   600 years

A chain reaction is continuous due to

  •   Large mass defect

  •   Large energy

  •   Production of more neutrons in fission

  •   None of these

The binding energy per nucleon in deuterium and helium nuclei are 1.1 MeV and 7.0 MeV, respectively. When two deuterium nuclei fuse to form a helium nucleus, the energy released in the fusion is

  •   47.12 MeV

  •   34.4 MeV

  •   11.8 MeV

  •   23.6 MeV

The initial activity of a certain radioactive isotope was measured as 16000 counts per minute. That the only activity measured was due to this and that its activity after 12 hours was 2000 counts/minute. Its half-life, in hours, is nearest to-

  •   3.0

  •   9.0

  •   6.0

  •   4.0

How much energy is contained in a particle that has a mass of 1 μg?

1. 9×107 J2. 9×1016 J3. 9×105 J4. 9×1011 J

 

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