The power obtained in a reactor using U235disintegration is 1000 kW. The mass decay of U235per hour is approximately equal to:

1.  20 μg

2. 40 μg

3.  1 μg

4.  10 μg

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The half-life of a radioactive element X is 50 yrs. It decays to another element Y which is stable. The two elements X and Y were found to be in the ratio of 1:15 in a sample of a given rock. The age of the rock was estimated to be:

1.  200 yr

2.  250 yr

3.  100 yr

4.  150 yr

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Fusion reaction takes place at high temperature because:

1.  atoms get ionized at high temperature

2.  kinetic energy is high enough to overcome the Coulomb repulsion between nuclei

3.  molecules break up at high temperature

4.  nuclei break up at high temperature

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A nucleus Xnm emits one α-particle and two β-particles. The resulting nucleus is:

1.  Znm-6

2.  Xnm-4

3.  Yn-2m-4

4.  Zn-4m-6

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The mass of a \({}_{3}^{7}\mathrm{Li}\) nucleus is \(0.042\) u less than the sum of the masses of all its nucleons. The binding energy per nucleon of the \({}_{3}^{7}\mathrm{Li}\) nucleus is near:
1. \(4.6\) MeV
2. \(5.6\) MeV
3. \(3.9\) MeV
4. \(23\) MeV

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The activity of a radioactive sample is measured as N0 counts per minute at t = 0 and N0/e counts per minute at t = 5 min. The time (in minute) at which the activity reduces to half its value is:

1. loge25

2. loge5

3. log102

4. 5 loge2

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In the nuclear decay given below: 
XZAYZ+1ABZ-1A-4BZ-1A-4
the particles emitted in the sequence are:

1. \(\beta, \alpha, \gamma \) 2. \(\gamma, \beta, \alpha \)
3. \(\beta, \gamma, \alpha \) 4. \(\alpha, \beta, \gamma\)
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The number of beta particles emitted by a radioactive substance is twice the number of alpha particles emitted by it. The resulting daughter is an:
 
1. isobar of parent
2. Isomer of parent
3. Isotone of parent
4. Isotope of parent

 

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If \(M(A,Z)\)\(M_p\) and \(M_n\) denote the masses of the nucleus \({}_{Z}^{A}\mathrm{X}\), proton, and neutron respectively in units of u (\(1\) u = \(931.5\) MeV/c2) and \(BE\) represents its binding energy in MeV, then:
1. \(M(A, Z)=ZM_p+(A-Z) M_n-B E / c^2\)
2. \({M}({A}, {Z})={ZM}_{p}+({A}-{Z}) {M}_{n}+{BE}\)
3. \(M(A, Z)=ZM_p+(A-Z) M_n-B E\)
4. \({M}({A}, {Z})={ZM}_{p}+({A}-{Z}) {M}_{n}+{BE/c}^2 \)
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In radioactive decay process, the negatively charged emitted β-particles are:

1. the electrons present inside the nucleus

2. the electrons produced as a result of the decay of neutrons inside the nucleus

3. the electrons produced as a result of collisions between atoms

4. the electrons orbiting around the nucleus

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