Topic-wise DPPs for NEET Aspirants

Nuclei
DPP- I – Properties of Nucleus, Isotopes, Isobars, Isotones, Mass defect and Binding Energy

1. Which of the following particles are constituents of the nucleus

a) Protons and electrons b) Protons and neutrons
c) Neutrons and electrons d) Neutrons and positrons
2. The radius of a nucleus with atomic mass number 7 is 2fermi. Find the radius of nucleus with atomic
number 189.
a) 3 fermi b) 4 fermi c) 5 fermi d) 6 fermi
3. Binding energy per nucleon verses mass number curve for nuclei is shown in the figure. 𝑊, 𝑋, 𝑌 and 𝑍 are
four nuclei indicated on the curve. The process that would release energy is
Y
B.E. nucleon in MeV

8.5 X
8.0
7.5 W

5.0 Z

30 60 90 120
Mass number of nuclei

a) 𝑌 → 2𝑍 b) 𝑊 → 𝑋 + 𝑍 c) 𝑊 → 2𝑌 d) 𝑋 → 𝑌 + 𝑍
4. !"# !"$
Which of the following is true for a sample of isotope containing 𝑈 and 𝑈
a) Number of neutrons are same in both
b) Number of protons, electrons and neutrons are same in both
c) Contain same number of protons and electrons but 𝑈 !"$ contains 3 more neutrons than 𝑈 !"#
d) 𝑈 !"$ contains 3 less neutrons than 𝑈 !"#
5. The volume of a nucleus is directly proportional to
a) 𝐴 b) 𝐴"
𝐴%/"
c) √𝐴 d)
(where 𝐴=mass number of the nucleus)
6. Nuclear forces are
a) Short ranged attractive and charge independent
b) Short ranged attractive and charge dependent
c) Long ranged repulsive and charge independent
d) Long ranged repulsive and charge dependent
7. The binding energy of nucleus is a measure of its
a) Charge b) Mass c) Momentum d) Stability
8. The neutron was discovered by
a) Marie Curie b) Pierre Curie c) James Chadwick d) Rutherford
9. The atoms of same element having different masses but same chemical properties, are called
a) Isotones b) Isotopes c) Isobars d) Isomers
10. Atomic weight of boron is 10.81 and it has two isotopes # B and # B . Then ratio of # B%' ∶ # B%% in
%' %%

nature would be
a) 19:81 b) 10:11 c) 15:16 d) 81:19
11. The energy liberated on complete fission of 1 𝑘𝑔 of (! 𝑈 !"# is (Assume 200 𝑀𝑒𝑉 energy is liberated on
fission of 1 nucleus)
a) 8.2 × 10%' 𝐽 b) 8.2 × 10( 𝐽 c) 8.2 × 10%" 𝐽 d) 8.2 × 10%) 𝐽

12. Which of the following is not conserved in nuclear reaction?

 a) Total energy b) Mass number
c) Charge Number d) Number of fundamental particles
13. Two nucleons are at a separation of one fermi. Protons have a charge of + 1.6 × 10*%( C. The net nuclear
force between them is 𝐹% , if both are neutrons ,𝐹! if both are protons and 𝐹" if one is proton and the other
is neutron. Then
a) 𝐹% = 𝐹! > 𝐹" b) 𝐹% = 𝐹! = 𝐹" c) 𝐹% < 𝐹! < 𝐹" d) 𝐹% > 𝐹! > 𝐹"
14. When the number of nucleons in nuclei increase, the binding energy per nucleon
a) Increases continuously with mass number
b) Decreases continuously with mass number
c) Remains constant with mass number
d) First increases and then decreases with increases of mass number
15. Which of the following pairs is an isobar
a) % 𝐻% and % 𝐻! b) % 𝐻! and % 𝐻" c) ) 𝐶 %! and ) 𝐶 %" d) %# 𝑃"' and %+ 𝑆𝑖 "'
16. 𝑟% and 𝑟! are the radii of atomic nuclei of mass numbers 64 and 27 respectively. The ratio (𝑟% /𝑟! ) is
a) 64/27 b) 27/64 c) 4/3 d) 1
17. The radius of a nucleus of a mass number 𝐴 is directly proportional to
a) 𝐴" b) 𝐴 c) 𝐴!/" d) 𝐴%/"
18. Consider the following statements
S1 : The nuclear force is independent of the charge of nucleons
S2 : The number of nucleons in the nucleus of an atom is equal to the number of electrons in the atom
S3 : All nuclei have masses that are less than the sum of the masses of constituent nucleons
S4 : Nucleons belong to the family of leptons while electrons are members of the family of hadrons
Choose the correct statement(s) from these
a) S1 only b) S1 and S4 c) S2, S3 and S4 d) S1 and S3
19. Atomic number of a nucleus is 𝑍 and atomic mass is 𝑀. The number of neutron is
a) 𝑀 − 𝑍 b) 𝑀 c) 𝑍 d) 𝑀 + 𝑍
20. If an electron and a positron annihilate, then the energy released is
a) 3.2 × 10*%" 𝐽 b) 1.6 × 10*%" 𝐽 c) 4.8 × 10*%" 𝐽 d) 6.4 × 10*%" 𝐽
21. In any fission process the ratio ,-.. 01 12..203 4506789. is
,-.. 01 4-5:39 378;:7.
a) Less than 1 b) greater than 1
c) Equal to 1 d) Depends on the mass of parent nucleus
22. The masses of neutron and proton are 1.0087 𝑎. 𝑚. 𝑢. and 1.0073 𝑎. 𝑚. 𝑢. respectively. If the neutrons and
protons combine to form a helium nucleus (alpha particles) of mass 4.0015 𝑎. 𝑚. 𝑢. the binding energy of
the helium nucleus will be (1 𝑎. 𝑚. 𝑢. = 931 𝑀𝑒𝑉)
a) 28.4 𝑀𝑒𝑉 b) 20.8 𝑀𝑒𝑉 c) 27.3 𝑀𝑒𝑉 d) 14.2 𝑀𝑒𝑉
23. The force acting between proton and proton inside the nucleus is
a) Coulombic b) Nuclear c) Both d) None of these
24. Mass of the nucleons together in a heavy nucleus is
a) Greater than mass of nucleus b) Equal to mass of nucleus
c) Same as mass of nucleus d) None of the above
25. Size of nucleus is of the order of
a) 10*%' 𝑚 b) 10*%# 𝑚 c) 10*%! 𝑚 d) 10*%( 𝑚
 : HINTS AND SOLUTIONS :
1 (b) C#!$ %(
∴ = $%
C#!!

2 (d) 11 (c)
Mass of a uranium nucleus
𝑅 = 𝑅' 𝐴%/"
= 92 × 1.6725 × 10*!> + 143 × 1.6747 × 10*!>
<! =! %/"
∴ = }= ~ = 393.35 × 10*!> 𝑘𝑔
<" "
! > %/" Number of nuclei in the given mass
<"
= }%$(
~ 1
= = 2.542 × 10!+
⇒ 𝑅! = 6 Fermi 393.35 × 10*!>
3 (c) Energy released = 200 × 2.542 × 10!+ 𝑀𝑒𝑉
Energy is released in a process when total binding = 5.08 × 10!) 𝑀𝑒𝑉 = 8.135 × 10%" 𝐽 = 8.2 × 10%" 𝐽
energy (B.E.) of the nucleus is increased or we can 12 (d)
say when total 𝐵. 𝐸. of products is more than the
reactants. By calculation we can see that only in 13 (b)
case of option (𝑐), this happens Nuclear forces are charge independent so,
Given 𝑊 → 2𝑌 𝐹% = 𝐹! = 𝐹" .
𝐵. 𝐸. of reactants = 120 × 7.5 = 900 𝑀𝑒𝑉 14 (d)
and 𝐵. 𝐸. of products = 2 × (60 × 8.5) = Average BE/nucleon increase first, and then
1020 𝑀𝑒𝑉 decreases, as is clear from BE curve.
𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝐵. 𝐸. of products > 𝐵. 𝐸. of reactants
4 (c) 15 (d)

5 (a) 16 (c)
Radius of nucleus 𝑅 = 𝑅' 𝐴%/" 𝑟% 𝐴% %/" 64 %/" 4
=‰ Š =‰ Š =
Where 𝑅' = 1.2 × 10*%# m 𝑟! 𝐴! 27 3
+
Volume of nucleus (𝑉) = " 𝜋𝑅" 17 (d)
4 " 𝑅 = 𝑅' 𝐴%/" ⇒ 𝑅 ∝ 𝐴%/"
= 𝜋… 𝑅' 𝐴%/" †
3 18 (d)
+
= + 𝜋𝑅'" 𝐴 The number force is charge independent
∴ 𝑉∝𝐴 No. of nucleons = No. of protons + no. of neutrons
6 (a) = Mass number
Nuclear force is charge independent, it also acts All nuclei have masses that are less than the sum
between two neutrons of the masses of its constituents. The difference in
7 (d) mass of a nucleus and its constituents is known as
𝐵. 𝐸. per nucleon ∝ stability mass defect.
8 (c) Nucleons belong to the family of hadrons while
James Chadwick discovered the neutron electrons belong to family of leptons
9 (b) 19 (a)
𝑁 = 𝑀 − 𝑍 = Total no. of nucleons – no. of
10 (a) protons
Let the percentage of 𝐵%' atoms be 𝑥, then 20 (b)
average atomic weight Mass of electron = mass of positron = 9.1 ×
=
%'? @%%(%''*?)
= 10.81 10*"% 𝑘𝑔
%''
Energy released 𝐸 = (2𝑚). 𝑐 !
𝑥 = 19
= 2 × 9.1 × 10*"% × (3 × 10$ )! = 1.6 × 10*%" 𝐽
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21 (a) 24 (a)
In fission process, when a parent nucleus breaks When nuclear masses are measured, the mass is
into daughter products, then some mass is lost in always found to be less than the sum of the
the form of energy. Thus, mass of fission products masses of the individual nucleons bound in the
< mass of parent nucleus nucleus. This difference between the nuclear mass
Mass of fission products and the sum of individual masses is known as
⇒ <1
Mass of parent nucleus mass defect. Hence
22 (a) Mass of nucleons = isotopic mass + mass defect
!
B.E. = ∆𝑚𝑐 = ∆ × 931 𝑀𝑒𝑉 Hence, mass of nucleons together in a heavy
= [2(1.0087 + 1.0073) − 4.0015] × 931 nucleus is greater than the mass of nucleus.
= 28.4 𝑀𝑒𝑉 25 ()
23 (c)
Both coulomb and nuclear force act inside the
nucleus