In a radioactive substance at t = 0, the number of atoms is 8×104, its half-life period is 3 yr. The number of atoms equal to 1×104 will remain after an interval of:

1. 9 yr

2. 8 yr 

3. 6 yr 

4. 24 yr

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The half-life of radium is 1622 years. How long will it take for seven-eighth of a given amount of radium to decay

1. 3244 years

2. 6488 years

3. 4866 years

4. 811 years

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PMT - 1999
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The binding energy per nucleon of deuterium and helium atom is \(1.1\) MeV and \(7.0\) MeV. If two deuterium nuclei fuse to form a helium atom, the energy released is:
1. \(19.2\) MeV
2. \(23.6\) MeV
3. \(26.9\) MeV 
4. \(13.9\) MeV
Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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PMT - 2001
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The power obtained in a reactor using \(\mathrm{U}^{235}\) disintegration is \(1000\) kW. The mass decay of \(\mathrm{U}^{235}\) per hour is:
1. \(1\) microgram
2. \(10\) microgram
3. \(20\) microgram
4. \(40\) microgram

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PMT - 2011
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The numbers of nuclei of a radioactive substance at time t = 0 are 1000 and 900 at time t = 2 sec. Then the number of nuclei at time t = 4 sec will be:

1. 800

2. 810 

3. 790 

4. 700

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PMT - 2010
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After two hours, one-sixteenth of the starting amount of a certain radioactive isotope remained undecayed. The half life of the isotope is

1. 15 minutes 

2. 30 minutes

3. 45 minutes

4. 1 hour

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PMT - 1997
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In the nuclear reaction: \(\mathrm{X}\left(n,\alpha\right){}_{3}^{7}\mathrm{Li}\) the term \({X}\) will be:

1. \({}_{5}^{10}\mathrm{B}\) 2. \({}_{5}^{9}\mathrm{B}\)
3. \({}_{5}^{11}\mathrm{B}\) 4. \({}_{2}^{4}\mathrm{He}\)
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PMT - 2001
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10 g of radioactive material of half-life 15 year is kept in store for 20 years. The disintegrated material mass is 

1. 12.5 g

2. 10.5 g

3. 6.03 g

4. 4.03 g

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PMT - 2002
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A sample of radioactive element has a mass of 10 gm at an instant t = 0. The approximate mass of this element in the sample after two means lives in 

1. 3.70 gm

2. 6.30 gm

3. 1.35 gm 

4. 2.50 gm

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PMT - 2003
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When two deuterium nuclei fuse together to form a tritium nuclei, we get a

1. Neutron

2. Deutron

3. α-particle

4. Proton

Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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PMT - 2000
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