Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon in them [2005]

1. increases with mass number at high mass number

2. decreases with mass number at high mass

3. increases with mass number at low mass numbers

4. decreases with mass number at low mass number

Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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A nucleus Xnm emits one α and two β-particles. The resulting nucleus is

1. Xnm-4 

2. Xn-2m-4   

3. Xn-4m-4 

4. None of these

Subtopic:  Types of Decay |
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The half-life period of a radioactive substance is 6 h.  If after 24 h, activity is 0.01 μCi, what was the initial activity? 

1. 0.04 μCi 

2. 0.08 μCi

3. 0.24 μCi 

4. 0.16 μCi

Subtopic:  Radioactivity (OLD NCERT) |
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The radius of a nucleus of a mass number A is directly proportional to [MH CET 1999; AMU (En.) 2001; UPSEAT 2004; DUMET 2010]

1. A3 

2. A 

3. A2/3

4. A1/3

Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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The radioactivity of a sample is A1 at a time t1 and A2 at time t2.  If the mean life of the specimen is T, the number of atoms that have disintegrated in the time interval of t2-t1 is:

1. A1-A2 

2. A1-A2T

3. A1-A2T

4. A1t1-A2t2

Subtopic:  Radioactivity (OLD NCERT) |
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Three fourth of the active nuclei decay in a radioactive sample in 3/4 s. The half-life of the sample is

1. 12 s 

2. 1 s   

3. 38 s 

4. 34 s

Subtopic:  Radioactivity (OLD NCERT) |
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Which of the following statements is true for nuclear forces? [1990]

1. They obey the inverse square law of distance.

2. They obey the inverse third power law of distance.

3. They are short range forces.

4. They are equal in strength to electromagnetic forces.

Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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The ratio of the radii of the nuclei A13l27 and T52e125 is approximately [1990]

1. 6 : 10

2. 13 : 52 

3. 40 : 177

4. 14 : 73

Subtopic:  Mass-Energy Equivalent |
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The relationship between disintegration constant λ and half-life [T] will be:

1. λ=log10 2T 

2. λ=loge 2T

3. λ=Tloge 2   

4. λ=log2 eT

Subtopic:  Radioactivity (OLD NCERT) |
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If the nuclear force between two protons, two neutrons and between a proton and a neutron is denoted by \(F_{pp} ,F_{nn}\) and \(F_{pn}\) respectively, then:
1. \(F_{p p} \approx F_{n n} \approx F_{p n}\)
2. \(F_{p p} \neq F_{n n}\) and \(F_{p n} = F_{n n}\)
3. \(F_{p p} = F_{n n} = F_{p n}\)
4. \(F_{p p} \neq F_{n n} \neq F_{p n}\)
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