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NUCLEI
01 Mar 2023

4) Two stable isotopes of lithium 6

Li and 7
Li
1) The nuclei 6C
13
and 7N
14
can be described 3 3

have respective abundances of 7.5% and

as
92.5%. These isotopes have masses 6.01512
(1) Isotones
u and 7.01600 u, respectively. Find the atomic
(2) Isobars mass of lithium (in u).

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(3) Isomers
(1) 6.9
(4) Isotopes
(2) 7.4

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2) Choose the correct option. (3) 7.8
(1) Atomic mass unit (μ) is 1/12 of the mass (4) 6.7
of a neutral carbon atom 6 C 12 in its
5) The particle A is converted to C via following
lowest energy state.
reactions:
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(2) Z: Atomic number ((number of protons) N: 4 0
A → B + 2He ; B → C + 2−1 e
Number of neutrons A: mass number
(1) A and C are isobars
(A=Z+N)
(2) A and C are isotopes
(3) Isotopes : nuclei having same number of
(3) A and B are isobars
protons but different number of neutrons,
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Isobars : nuclei with same number of A, (4) A and B are isotopes

Isotones : nuclei with same number of 6) A nucleus splits into two nuclear parts having
neutrons but different number of protons radii in the ratio 1:2. Their velocities are in the
(4) All options are correct ratio
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3) Size of nucleus is of the order of (1) 8:1

(1) 10
−10
m
(2) 6:1

(2) 10
−15
m
(3) 4:1

(3) 10
−12
m
(4) 2:1

(4) 7) The mean density of nuclei is proportional to :

−19
10 m

(1) Mass number

(2) Atomic number
(3) The number of nucleons
(4) None of the above

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8) Which of the following particle can be added to 12) The nucleus of a hydrogen atom has a radius
the nucleus of an atom without changing its of about 1 fermi. The electron is normally at a
chemical properties distance of about 5 × 10
−11
m from the
(1) Electrons nucleus. Assuming the hydrogen atom as a

(2) protons sphere of radius 5 × 10

−11
m, the
percentage of the volume of the atom that is
(3) Neutrons
occupied by the nucleus is:
(4) Alpha particle
(1) 8 × 10
−11
%
9) Nuclear radius of 16
8
O is 3 × 10
−15
m. Find (2) 8 × 10
−13
%
the density of nuclear matter.
(3) 8 × 10
−15
%
(1)
17 −3
7.5 × 10 kgm
(4) %
−10

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8 × 10
(2)
17 −3
5.7 × 10 kgm
13) Which of the following particles do not exist
(3) 2.3 × 10
17
kgm
−3

inside the 92 U 238 nucleus

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(4)
17 −3
1.66 × 10 kgm
(1) 92 protons
10) The charge density in a nucleus varies with (2) 92 electrons
distance from the centre of the nucleus
(3) 146 neutrons
according to:
(4) None of these
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(1)
14) The mass number of a nucleus is equal to
the number of

(2) (1) Electrons it contains

(2) Protons it contains
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(3) Neutrons it contains

(3) (4) Nucleons it contains

15) In 88 Ra226 nucleus, there are

(1) 138 protons and 88 neutrons
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(4)
(2) 138 neutrons and 88 protons
(3) 226 protons and 88 electrons
(4) 226 neutrons and 138 electrons
11) If the mass number of an atom is A = 40 and
its electron configuration is 16) A nucleus ruptures into two nuclear parts
2 2
1s , 2s , 2p , 3s , 3p ,
6 2 6
the number of which have their velocity ratio 2:1. What will
neutrons and protons in its nucleus will be be the ratio of their nuclear radius?
(1) 22, 18 (1) 2
1/3
: 1

(2) 18, 22 (2) 1 : 2

1/3

(3) 20, 20 (3) 3

1/2
: 1

(4) 18, 18 (4) 1 : 3

1/2

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17) Binding energy per nucleon versus mass 21) For atomic nuclei, the binding energy per
number curve for nuclei is shown in the nucleon
figure. W, X, Y and Z are four nuclei indicated (1) increases continuously with increase in
on the curve. The process that would release mass number
energy is (2) decreases continuously with increase in
mass number
(3) remains constant with increase in mass
number
(4) first increases and then decreases with
increase in mass number

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(1) Y → 2Z 22) If M is the mass of a nucleus and A is its
M −A

(2) W → X + Z
mass number, then M
is

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(3) W → 2Y
(1) binding energy

(4) X → Y + Z
(2) Fermi energy
(3) mass defect
18) Calculate the energy equivalent of 1 g of
(4) packing fraction
substance.
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(1) 9 × 10
13
J 23) Which of the following is a wrong description

(2) 8 × 10
13
J
of binding energy of a nucleus?

(3) 4 × 10
14
J
(1) It is the energy required to break a
nucleus into its constituent nucleons
(4)
14
8 × 10 J

(2) It is the energy made available when

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19) Calculate specific binding energy of 2 H e in MeV 4

free nucleons combine to form a nucleus

given that
(3) It is the sum of the rest mass energies of
mp = 1.0073u, mn = 1.0087u, me = 0.0055u
its nucleons minus the rest mass energy
, rest mass of helium is 4.0041 u
of the nucleus
(1) 6.52
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(4) It is the sum of the kinetic energy of all

(2) 7.6 the nucleons in the nucleus
(3) 5.84
24) The average binding energy of a nucleon
(4) 8.24
inside an atomic nucleus is about
12
20) The binding energy per nucleon of C is (1) 8 eV
13
7.68 MeV and that of C is 7.47 Mev. The
(2) 8 MeV
energy required to remove one neutron from
13
(3) 8 J
C is
(4) 8 ergs
(1) 495 MeV
(2) 49.5 MeV
(3) 4.95 MeV
(4) 0.495 MeV

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25) Sun radiates energy at the rate of 29) A certain mass of Hydrogen is changed to
joule/s. The rate of decrease in Helium by the process of fusion. The mass
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3.69 x 10

mass of sun is (in kg/s) defect in fusion reaction is 0.02866 u. The

(1) 12 x 10
10
energy liberated per nucleon is (given 1 u =

(2) 1.3 x 10
20 931.5 MeV)

(3) 4 x 10
9 (1) 2.67 MeV

(4) 3.6 x 10
36 (2) 26.7 MeV

235
(3) 6.675 MeV
26) If one microgram of 92
U is completely
(4) 13.35 MeV
destroyed in an atom bomb, how much
energy will be released? 30) The Binding energy per nucleon of 7
3
Li and

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(1) 9 × 10 J
6
4
2
He nucleon are 5.60 MeV and 7.06 MeV,

(2) 9 × 10 J
7 respectively. In the nuclear reaction
, the value

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7 1 4 4
Li + H → He + He + Q
(3)
8 3 1 2 2
9 × 10 J
of energy Q released is
(4) 9 × 10 J
5

(1) -2.4 MeV

27) Most of the stable nuclei have (2) 8.4 MeV
(1) Even number of protons and even
(3) 17.3 MeV
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number of neutrons
(4) 19.6 MeV
(2) Odd number of protons and odd number
of neutrons 31) The dependence of binding energy per
nucleon, BN on the mass number, A, is
(3) Even number of protons and odd
represented by
number of neutrons
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(1)
(4) Odd number of protons and even
number of neutrons

28) Assertion : Generally heavy nuclei are

(2)
unstable.
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Reason : It has more neutrons and protons.

(1) Both assertion and reason are true and
reason is the correct explanation of (3)
assertion.
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of (4)
assertion.
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(4) Both assertion and reason are false.

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32) The number of α and β particles emitted in 36) Consider a sample of a pure β- active
the conversion of 90 Th to 82 Pb are material
232 208

(1) 6, 4 (1) All the beta particles emitted have the

(2) 4, 6 same energy

(3) 8, 6 (2) The beta particles originally exist inside

(4) 6, 8 the nucleus and are ejected at the time

of beta decay
33) α ,β and γ radiations come out of a
(3) The antineutrino emitted in a beta decay
radioactive substance
has zero mass and hence zero
(1) spontaneously momentum
(2) when it is put in a reactor (4) The active nucleus changes to one of its

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(3) when it is heated isobars after the beta decay
(4) under pressure
37) In which of the following decays the atomic

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34) A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of number increases?
decays according to the sequence (1) α -decay
β α α

A ⟶ A1 ⟶ A2 ⟶ A3 . If the mass (2) β

+
- decay
number and atomic number of A3 are 172 (3) β
−
- decay
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and 69 respectively, then the mass number (4) electron capture
and atomic number of A is
38) A and B are isotopes, B and C are isobars.
(1) 56, 23
All three are radioactive
(2) 180,72
(1) A, B and C must belong to the same
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(3) 120,52
element
(4) 84,38
(2) A, B and C may belong to the same
35) Which of the following represents a gamma element
decay? (3) It is possible that A will change to B
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(1) ZX
A
+ γ→Z−1 X
A
+ a + b through a radioactive decay process
(2) ZX
A
+0 n →Z−2 X
1 A−3
+ c (4) It is possible that B will change to C
(3) A A through a radioactive decay process
ZX →Z X + g

(4) ZX
A
+−1 e →Z−1 X
0 A
+ g 39) The number of beta particles emitted by a
radioactive substance is twice the number of
alpha particles emitted by it. The resulting
daughter is an
(1) isobar of parent
(2) isomer of parent
(3) isotone of parent
(4) isotope of parent

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40) If the binding energy per nucleon in and 44) A radioactive nucleus undergoes
7
Li α−

He
4
nuclei are 5.60 MeV and 7.06 MeV, then emission to form a stable element. What will
energy of the reaction 3 Li
7
+1 H
1
→ 22 H e
4
be the recoil velocity of the daughter nucleus
are if V is the velocity of α−emission and A is the
(1) 19.6 MeV atomic mass of radioactive nucleus?
(1)
4V
(2) 2.4 MeV A −4

(2)
2V
(3) 8.4 MeV A −4

(4) 17.3 MeV (3) A +4

4V

(4)
2V
41) In an α− decay, the kinetic energy of α - A +4

particle is 48 MeV and Q value of the

45) A photon of light enters a block of glass after

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reaction is 50 MeV. The mass number of the
travelling through a vacuum. The energy of
mother nucleus is (assume that daughter
the photon on entering the glass block
nucleus is in ground state)

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(1) Increases because its associated
(1) 96
wavelength decreases
(2) 100
(2) Decreases because the speed of the
(3) 104 radiation decreases
(4) None of these
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(3) Stays the same because the speed of
42) A stationary thorium nucleus (A=220, Z=90) radiation and the associated wavelength
emits an alpha particle with kinetic energy do not change
Eα . What is the kinetic energy of the (4) Stays the same because the frequency
recoiling nucleus? of the radiation does not change
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Eα
(1) 46) Which of the following is NOT conserved in
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(2) nuclear decay?

Eα

110

(3)
Eα
(1) Number of the fundamental particles
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(4)
Eα
(2) Mass number
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(3) Atomic number

43) The short range attractive nuclear forces that
(4) Nucleon number
are responsible for the binding of nucleons in
a nucleus are supposed to be caused by the 47) In a reaction, 0.1% mass is converted into
role played by the particles called energy. The energy released for 1 kg mass is
(1) Positron (1) 2.5 × 10
5
kWh

(2) μ − M eson (2) 2.5 × 10

7
kWh

(3) K − M eson (3) 2.5 × 10

9
kWh

(4) π − M eson (4) 2.5 × 10

−7
kWh

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48) Binding energy per nucleon of 1H

2
and 53) 200 Mev energy is released when one
2He
4
are 1.1 Me V and 7.0 Me V, nucleus of U
235
undergoes fission. Find the
respectively. Energy released in the process number of fissions per second required for
1H
2
+1 H
2
=2 H e
4
is producing a power of 1 mega watt
(1) 20.8 Me V (1)
14
3.125 × 10

(2) 16.6 Me V (2)

15
3.125 × 10

(3) 25.2 Me V (3)

16
3.125 × 10

(4) 23.6 Me V (4) 3.125 × 10

13

49) The products of fission of U

235
by thermal 54) The average binding energies per nucleon of
neutron are deuterium and α -particle are 1.12 MeV and

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(1) Ba
141
and Kr92 and 3o n1 always 7.1 MeV . The energy liberates in the

(2) always Xe140 , Sr94 and 2o n

1 reaction
is ______ MeV

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2 2 4
1H +1 H →2 H e
(3) can be different in each fission
(1) 23.92
(4) Should have same mass number
(2) 25
50) In a certain star, mass is annihilated at the
(3) 25.6
rate of 50 kg/s The energy generated in 1s is
(4) 15.8
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(1)
18
4.5 x 10 J

(2) 1.6 x 10
19
J
55) The critical mass of a fissionable material can
be reduced by :
(3) 3 x 10
15
J

(1) Heating it
(4)
8
15 x 10 J
(2) Cooling it
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51) Which of the following reactions is

(3) Adding impurities it
impossible?
(4) Surrounding it with a shield that will
(1) 4
H e +4 Be =0 n +6 C
9 1 12

reflect neutrons
(2) 2He
4
+7 N
14
=1 H
1
+8 O
17

56) Why does the fusion occur at high

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(3) 4(1 H
1
)=2 H e
4
+ 2(−1 e )
0

temperature?
(4) 3 Li
7
+1 H
1
=4 Be
8

(1) Atoms are ionsied at high temperature

52) 7N
14
+2 H e
4
→ X+1 H
1
then x is (2) Molecules break up at high temperature
(1) 9F
18

(3) Nuclei break up at high temperature

(2) 10 N e
18

(4) Kinetic energy is high enough to

(3) 8O
17
overcome repulsion between nuclei
(4) 8C
15

57) The fusion of hydrogen into helium is more

likely to take place:
(1) At high temperature and high pressure
(2) At high temperature and low pressure
(3) At low temperature and low pressure
(4) At low temperature and high pressure

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58) In the nuclear reaction, given by 62) A radioactive nuclide can decay
2He
4
+7 N
14
→ q X +1 H
p 1
. The nucleus X simultaneously by two different processes
is: which have decay constants λ1 and λ2 . The
(1) Nitrogen of mass 16 effective decay constant of the nuclide is λ

(2) Nitrogen of mass 17 (1) λ = λ1 + λ2

(3) Oxygen of mass 16 (2) λ = (λ1 + λ2 ) /2

(4) Oxygen of mass 17 (3) 1

=
1
+
1

λ λ1 λ2

59) When high energy alpha particle (2 H e) pass 4

(4) λ = √λ1 λ2

through nitrogen gas, an isotopes of oxygen

63) Half-life of radioactive element is 10 years
is formed with the emission of particles
then its mean life is

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named x. The nuclear reaction is
14
N+
4 17 (1) 10 years
2 H e→ 8O + x
7

what is the name of x? (2) 14.43 years

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(1) Electrons (3) 12.56 years

(2) Proton (4) 13.7 years

(3) Neutron 64) After how many days mass of radioactive

(4) Positron sample will reduced from to ,
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40 mg 1.25 mg

if its half-life period is 2 days

60) During a nuclear fusion reaction:
(1) 5 days
(1) A heavy nucleus break into two
fragments by itself (2) 10 days
(3) 15 days
(2) A light nucleus bombarded by thermal
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neutrons break up (4) 20 days

(3) A heavy nucleus bombarded by thermal 65) Consider a radioactive material of half-life 1.0
neutrons break up minute. If one of the nuclei decays now, the
(4) Two light nuclei combine to give a next one will decay
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heavier nucleus and possibly other (1) after 1 minute

products (2) after
1
minute
loge 2

61) What is the energy released in the fission (3) after 1 /N minute, where N is the number
reaction: of nuclei present at that moment
236 117 117 1
U→ 46 X+ 46 Y + 2 0n
92 (4) after any time
(binding energy per nucleon of X and Y is 8.5
MeV and that of 236 U is 7.6 MeV)
66) Activity of radioactive element decreased to
92
one third of original activity R0 in 9 years.
(1) 20 MeV
After further 9 years, its activity will be
(2) 180 MeV
(1) R0
(3) 200 MeV
(2)
2
R0
(4) 2000 MeV
3

(3) R0 /9

(4) R0 /6

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67) A radioactive nucleus X decays to a stable 70) After an interval of one day, 1/16th initial
nucleus Y. Then time graph of rate of amount of a radioactive material remains in a
formation of Y against time 't' will be sample. Then, its half-life is
(1) (1) 6 h
(2) 12 h
(3) 1.5 h

(2) (4) 3 h

71) Samples of two radioactive nuclides, X and Y,

each have equal activity A at time t=0. X has
a half-life of 24 years and Y a half-life of 16
(3)

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years. The samples are mixed together. At
t=48 years, the activity will be kA0 . k is

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(1)
1

(2)
1

(4) 4

(3)
3

16

(4)
3

8
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72) The graph between the instantaneous
68) The mean life time of a radionuclide, if its
concentration (N) of a radioactive element
activity decreases by 4% for every 1 h, would
and time (t) is
be (product is non-radioactive, i.e., stable)
(1)
(1) 25 h
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(2) 1.042 h
(3) 2 h (2)
(4) 30 h

69) The initial activity of a certain radioactive

(3)
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isotope was measured as 16000 counts

min
−1
. Given that the only activity
measured was due to this isotope and that its
(4)
activity after 12 h was 2100 counts min
−1
,
its half-life in hours is [loge (7.2) = 2 ]
(1) 9.0
73) A certain radioactive element has a half-life of
(2) 6.0 4 days. The fraction of material that decays in
(3) 4.0 2 days is
(4) 3.0 (1) 1/2
(2) 1 / √2

(3) √2

(4) (√ 2 − 1) / √2

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74) 239
92
U decays emitting a β particle producing 77) For the graph shown in figure ,Which of the
neptunium nucleus, which further decays following statements is/are possible ?
emitting a β - particle and the daughter
product is plutonium (Pu). The grand
daughter product can be expressed as
(1) 239
90
Pu
(1) Y-axis shown number of nuclei of a
(2) 241
Pu
90
radioactive element which is produced at
(3) 239
Pu
94 a constant rate
(4) 241
94
Pu
(2) Y-axis is represents number of nuclei
75) 235
U is "α" (alpha) active. Then in a large decayed in a radio nuclide
92

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quantity of the element: (3) Both 1 and 2
(1) The probability of a nucleus (4) None of the above

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disintegrating during one second
78) A certain radioactive substance has a half-life
remains constant for all time
of 5 years. For a nucleus in a sample of the
(2) Quite an appreciable quantity of 235
U
element, probability of decay in 10 years is
will remain even after average life
(1) 50 %
(3) The energy of the emitted α particle is
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(2) 75 %
less than the disintegration energy of the
(3) 60 %
235
U nucleus
(4) 100 %
(4) All of the above
79) The half-life period of a sample is 100 second
76) Radioactivity indicates:
. If we take 40 gram of the radioactive
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(1) Instability of the nucleus

sample, then after 400 second how much
(2) Stability of the nucleus substance will be left undecayed?
(3) Activity of the nucleus (1) 10 gram
(4) Inertness of the nucleus (2) 5 gram
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(3) 2.5 gram

(4) 1.25 gram

80) Two radioactive source A and B initially

contains equal number of radioactive atoms.
Source A has a half-life of 1 hour and source
B has a half-life of 2 hours. At the end of 2
hours the ratio of the rate of disintegration of
A to that of B is
(1) 1:2
(2) 2:1
(3) 1:1
(4) 1:4

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