A nuclear decay is expressed as 

${}_{6}C_{11}\to {}_{5}B_{11}+{\beta }^{+}+X$

Then the unknown particle X is:

(1) Neutron          (2) antineutrino             (3) proton               (4) neutrino

The rate of disintegration of a fixed quantity of a radioactive substance can be increased by

(1) increasing the temperature

(2) increasing the pressure

(3) chemical reaction

(4) it is not possible 

The energy released by the fission of one  uranium atom is 200 MeV. The number of fission per second required to produce 3.2 W of power is (Take, 1 eV = 1.6$\times$${10}^{-19} J$) [WB JEE 2010]

(1) ${10}^7$           (2) ${10}^{10}$         (3) ${10}^{15}$          (4) ${10}^{11}$

Half-life of a radioactive substance is 12.5 h and its mass is 256 g. After what time, the amount of remaining substance is 1 g? [2001]

(1) 75 h          (2) 100 h            (3) 125 h          (4) 150 h

A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of decay according to the scheme 

$A\stackrel{\alpha }{\to }{A}_1\stackrel{\beta }{\to }{A}_2\stackrel{\alpha }{\to }{A}_3\stackrel{\gamma }{\to }{A}_4$

If the mass number and atomic number of A are 180 and 72 respectively, then what are these number for $A_4$?

(1) 172 and 69                         (2) 174 and 70

(3) 176 and 69                         (4) 176 and 70

The radioactivity of an element becomes $\frac{1}{64}th$ of its original value in 60 seconds. Then the half value period is

(1) 5 sec              (2) 10 sec            (3) 20 sec            (4) 30 sec

A and B are two radioactive substances whose half-lives are 1 and 2 years respectively. Initially 10 g of A and 1 g of B is taken. The time (approximate) after which they will have the same quantity remaining is

(1) 6.62 yr                (2) 5 yr                (3) 3.2 yr                   (4) 7 yr

Complete the equation for the following fission process-

$U_{92}^{235}+n_0^1\to S{r}_{38}^{90}+........$  

(1) $X{e}_{{}_{54}}^{143}+3 n_0^1$                      (2) $X{e_{{}_{54}}^{145}}^{}$

(3) $X{e_{{}_{57}}^{142}}^{}$                                   (4) $X{e_{{}_{54}}^{142}}^{}+n_0^1$

A nucleus ruptures into two nuclear parts, which have their velocity ratio equal to 2:1. what will be the ratio of their nuclear size (nuclear radius) ? [1996]

(1) $2^{1/3} : 1$              (2) $1 : 2^{1/3}$             (3) $3^{1/2} : 1$                (4) $1 : 3^{1/2}$

Half-life of a radioactive substance is 20 min. Difference between points of time when it is 33% disintegrated and 67% disintegrated is approximately-

(1) 10 min            (2) 20 min            (3) 30 min            (4) 40  min