The number of α-particles and β-particles re

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311.

Which of the following is not conserved in nuclear reaction ?

  • Total energy

  • Mass number

  • Charge number

  • Number of fundamental particles


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312.

The number of α-particles and β-particles respectively emitted in the reaction 88A196 →  78B164 are

  • 8 and 8

  • 8 and 6

  • 6 and 8

  • 6 and 6


B.

8 and 6

A19688    B16478Number of α-particles = 196 - 1644A19688  - 8 α  X16472    B16478 Number of β-particles = 78 - 72 = 6


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313.

The counting rate observed from a radioactive source at t = 0 was 1600 count/s and at t = 8 s it was 100 counts/s. The counting rate observed as counts per second at t = 6 s, will be

  • 400

  • 300

  • 250

  • 200


314.

Which of the following statement is correct ?

  • The rest mass of a stable nucleus is less than the sum of the rest masses of its separated nucleons.

  • The rest mass of a stable nucleus is greater than the sum of the rest masses of its separated nucleons.

  • In nuclear fission, energy is released by fusion two nuclei of medium mass (approximately 1O0 amu).

  • In nuclear fission, energy is released by fragmentation of a very low nucleus.


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315.

What is the particle X in the following nuclear reaction ?

    Be49 + He24    C612 + X

  • Electron

  • Proton

  • Photon

  • Neutron


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316.

At time t = O, a radioactive sample has a mass of 10 g. Calculate the expected mass of radioactive sample after two successive mean lives.


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317.

The energy released by the fission of one uranium atom is 200 MeV. The number of fissions per second required to produce 3.2 W of power is (Take, 1eV = 1.6 x 10-19 J)

  • 107

  • 1010

  • 1015

  • 1011


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318.

A radioactive isotope X with half life 1.5x 109 yr decays into a stable nucleus Y. A rock sample contains both elements X and Y in ratio 1 : 15. Find the age of the rock.


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319.

A radioactive nucleus of mass number A, initially at rest, emits an α-particle with a speed v. The recoil speed of the daughter nucleus will be

  • 2vA - 4

  • 2vA + 4

  • 4vA - 4

  • 4vA + 4


320.

In the nuclear reaction N714 + X   C614 + H11, the X will be

  • e-10

  • H11

  • H12

  • n01


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