Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon in them
increases with mass number at high mass numbers
decreases with mass number at high mass numbers
increases with mass number at low mass numbers
decreases with mass number at low mass numbers
In any fission process the ratio is
less than 1
greater than 1
greater than 1
depends on the mass of parent nucleus
In radioactive decay process, the negatively charged emitted -particles are
the electrons present inside the nucleus
the electrons produced as a result of the decay of neutrons inside the nucleus
the electrons produced as a result of collisions between atoms
the electrons orbiting around the nucleus
Two radioactive substances A and B have decay constants 5 λ and λ respectively. At t = 0 they have the same number of nuclei. The ratio of number of nuclei of A to those of B will be after a time interval
4λ
2λ
If Mo is the mass of an oxygen isotope 8O17 , MP and Mn are the masses of a proton and a neutron, respectively, the nuclear binding energy of the isotope is
( Mo - 8 MP ) c2
( Mo - 8 MP - 9 Mc ) c2
Mo C2
(Mo - 17 Mn ) c2
The operation of a nuclear reactor is said to be critical, if the multiplication factor (k) has a value
1
1.5
2.1
2.5
A.
1
The multiplication factor (k) is an important reactor parameter and is the ratio of number of neutrons present at the beginning of a particular generation to the number present at the beginning of the next generation. It is a measure of the growth rate of the neutrons in the reactor. For k =l, the operation of the reactor is said to be critical.
Note: If k becomes greater than one, the reaction rate and the reactor power increase exponentially. Unless the factor k is brought down very close to unity, the reactor will become supercritical and can even explode.
Half-lives of two radioactive substances A and B are respectively 20 min and 40 min. Initially the samples of A and B have equal number of nuclei. After 80 min the ratio of remaining number of A and B nuclei is
1 : 16
4 : 1
1 : 4
1 : 1
The half-life of a radio-isotope is 4h. If initial mass of the isotope was 200 g, then mass remaining after 24 h will be
1.042 g
2.084 g
3.125 g
4.167 g
If 82U238 emits 8 - particles and 6 β - particles, then the resulting nucleus is
82U206
82Pb206
82U210
82U214