If required, you can use the follwoing data:

Mass of proton mp = 1.007276 u, Mass of 1H1 atom = 1.007825 u, Mass of neutron mn = 1.008665 u,
Mass of electron = 0.0005486 u = 511 KeV/c2, 1 u = 931 MeV/c2. NA = 6.023 × 1023
Atomic mass of : H2 = 2.01410 u, Be8 = 8.00531u, B11 = 11.00930u, Li7 = 7.01601u, He4 = 4.002603u.

ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE

SECTION (A) : PROPERTIES OF NUCLEUS

1. The mass number of a nucleus is
(1) always less than its atomic number
(2) always more than its atomic number
(3) equal to its atomic number
(4) sometimes more than and sometimes equal to its atomic number

2. The stable nucleus that has a radius 1/3 that of Os 189 is -

(1) 3Li7 (2) 2He4 (3) 5B10 (4) 6C12

3. For uranium nucleus how does its mass vary with volume?
(1) m  V (2) m  1/V (3) m  V (4) m  V2

4. The graph of n (R/R0) versus n A (R = radius of a nucleus and A = its mass number) is
(1) a straight line (2) a parabola (3) an ellipse (4) none of them

5. 1 amu is equivalent to :
(1) 931 MeV (2) 0.51eV (3) 9.31 MeV (4) 1.02 MeV

6. If mass number for an element is M and atomic number is Z, then number of neutrons will be :
(1) M – Z (2) Z –M (3) M + Z (4) Z
7. Which of the following particle has similar mass to electron ?
(1) Proton (2) Neutron (3) positron (4) Neutrino

8. Different atoms of same element which have different massed but have same chemical properties are
called:
(1) isochoric (2) isotope (3) isobar (4) isobaric

9. Mass-energy equation E = mc2 was given by

(1) Newton (2) Kepler (3) Einstein (4) Millikan

10. The mass numbers of nuclei A and B are respectively 135 and 5. The ratio of their radii is:
(1) 1 : 3 (2) 3 : 1 (3) 27 : 1 (4) 1 : 27
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11. If the nucleus 13 AI has a nuclear radius of about 3.6 fm, then 125
52 Te would have its radius
approximately as :
(1) 6.0 fm (2) 9.6 fm (3) 12.0 fm (4) 4.8 fm

12. Two nuclei have their mass numbers in the ratio of 1 : 3. The ratio of their nuclear densities would be
(1) 1 : 3 (2) 3 : 1 (3) (3)1/3 : 1 (4) 1 : 1

13. A nucleus disintegrates into two nuclear parts which have their velocities in the ratio 2 : 1. The ratio of
their nuclear sizes will be :
(1) 21/3 : 1 (2) 1 : 31/2 (3) 31/2 : 1 (4) 1 : 21/3

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14. If radius of the 13 Al nucleus is estimated to be 3.6 Fermi, then the radius of 52 Te nucleus be nearly:
(1) 6 Fermi (2) 8 Fermi (3) 4 Fermi (4) 5 Fermi

15. The uncle of which one of the following pairs of nuclei are isotones :-
(1) 34Se74,31Ga71 (2) 38Sr84,38sr86 (3) 42Mo92,40Zr92 (4) 20Ca40,16S32
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16. Range of nuclear force is approximately -
(1) 2 × 10–10 m (2) 1.5 × 10–20 m (3) 7.2 × 10–4 m (4) 1.4 × 10–15 m

17. The order of magnitude of density of uranium nucleus is, (mp = 1.67 × 10–27 kg) :
(1) 1020 kg m–3 (2) 1017 kg m–3 (3) 1014 kg m–3 (4) 1011 kg m–3

18. Which has highest penetrating power ?

(1) -rays (2) -rays (3) -rays (4) Cathode rays

19. The penetrating power is minimum for

(1)  – rays (2)  – rays (3)  – rays (4) X – rays

SECTION (B) : MASS DEFECT AND BINDING ENERGY

1. Two protons are kept at a separation of 50Å. F n is the nuclear force and Fe is the electrostatic force
between them, then
(1) Fn >> Fe (2) Fn = Fe (3) Fn << Fe (4) Fn  Fe

2. Masses of nucleus, neutron and protons are M, nm and mp respectively. If nucleus has been divided in
to neutrons and protons, then
(1) M = (A – Z) mn + Zmp (2) M = Zmn + (A – Z) mp
(3) M < (A – Z) mn + Zmp (4) M > (A – Z)mn + Zmp
3. As the mass number A increases, the binding energy per nucleon in a nucleus
(1) increases
(2) decreases
(3) remains the same
(4) varies in a way that depends on the actual value of A.
4. Which of the following is a wrong description of binding energy of a nucleus ?
(1) It is the energy required to break a nucleus into its constituent nucleons.
(2) It is the energy released when free nucleons combine to from a nucleus
(3) It is the sum of the rest mass energies of its nucleons minus the rest mass energy of the nucleus
(4) It is the sum of the kinetic energy of all the nucleons in the nucleus

5. The energy of the reaction Li7 + p  2 He4 is (the binding energy per nucleon in Li7 and He4
nuclei are 5.60 and 7.06 MeV respectively.)
(1) 17.3 MeV (2) 1.73 MeV
(3) 1.46 MeV (4) depends on binding energy of proton
6. Let Fpp, Fpn and Fnn denote the magnitudes of the nuclear force by a proton on a proton, by a proton on a
neutron and by a neutron on a neutron respectively. When the separation is 1 fm,
(1) Fpp> Fpn = Fnn (2) Fpp= Fpn = Fnn (3) Fpp> Fpn > Fnn (4) Fpp< Fpn = Fnn

7. The binding energies of two nuclei Pn and Q2n and x and y joules. If 2x > y then the energy released in
the reaction
Pn + Pn  Q2n, will be
(1) 2x + y (2) 2x – y (3) –(2x – y) (4) x + y

8. 1
H1 + 1H1 + 1H2 X + 1e0 + energy .The emitted particle is - (4) Neutrino
(1) Neutron (2) Proton (3) -particle

9. In the following equation, particle X will be [CPET-2000]

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C11  5B11 + + + X
(1) neutron (2) antineutrino (3) neutrino (4) proton

10. The mass of proton is 1.0073 u and that of neutron is 1.0087 u (u = atomic mass unit). The binding
energy of 24 He is (Given:- helium nucleus mass  4.0015 u)
(1) 0.0305 J (2) 0.0305 erg (3) 28.4 MeV (4) 0.061 U

11. The mass number of a nucleus is

(1) always less than its atomic number
(2) always more than its atomic number 2
 (3) sometimes equal to its atomic number
(4) sometimes less than and sometimes more than its atomic number

12. For the stability of any nucleus

(1) binding energy per nucleon will be more (2) binding energy per nucleon will be less
(3) number of electrons will be more (4) none of the above

13. IF Mo is the mass of an oxygen isotope 8O17, Mp asd Mn are the masses of a proton and a neutron,
respectively the nuclear binding energy of the istope is
(1) (M0 – 8Mp) C2 (2) ( Mo – 8MP – 9Mn) C2
(3) Moc2 (4) (Mo – 17 Mn) C2

14. If in a nuclear fusion process the masses of the fusing nuclei be m 1 and m2 and the mass of the
resultant nucleus be m 3, then
(1) m3 = |m1 – m2| (2) m3 < (m1 + m2) (3) m3 > (m1 + m2) (4) m3 = m1 + m2

15. Mp denotes the mass of a proton and Mn that of a neutron. A given nucleus, of binding energy B,
contains Z protons and N neutrons. The mass M (N, Z) of the nucleus is given (c is velocity of light)
(1) M(N, Z) = NMn + ZMp + B/c2 (2) M(N, Z) = NMn + ZMp – B/c2
(3) M(N, Z) = NMn + ZMp + B/c2 (4) M(N, Z) = NMn + ZMp – B/c2

16. In the reaction 12 H + 13 H  24 HE + 10 n. If the binding energies of 12 H, 13 H and 24 He are respectively

a, b and c (in MEV), then the energy (in MeV eleased in this reaction is)
(1) a + b + c (2) c + a + b (3) c – (a + b) (4) a + b + c

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17. The binding energy of deuteron is 2.2 MeV and that of 2 He is 28 MeV. If two deuterons are fused to
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form one He then the energy released is :-
2
(1) 25.8 MeV (2) 23.6 MeV (3) 19.2 MeV (4) 30.2 MeV
18. If the binding energy per nucleon in 73 Li and 24 He nuclei are 5.60 MeV and 7.06 MeV respectively,
then in the reaction
p 73 Li  224 He
energy of proton must be :
(1) 39.2 MeV (2) 28.24 MeV (3) 17.28 MeV (4) 1.46 MeV

19. 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 :
(1) (Mo – 8MP)C2 (2) (Mo – 8MP – 9MN)C2 (3) MoC2 (4) (Mo – 17MN)C2

20. Binding energy per nucleon is of the order of -

(1) 7.6 eV (2) 7.6 eV (3) 7.6 MeV (4) 7.6 KeV

21. A free neutron decays to a proton but a free proton does not decay to a neutron. This is beacuse
(1) neutron is a composite particle made of a proton and an electron whereas proton is fundamental
particle
(2) neutron is an uncharged particle whereas proton is a charged particle
(3) neutron has larger rest mass than the proton
(4) weak forces can operate in a neutron but not in a proton.

22. MP and MN are masses of proton and neutron, respectively, at rest. If they combine to form deuterium
nucleus. The mass of the nucleus will be :
(1) less than MP (2) less than (MP + MN)
(3) less than (MP + 2MN) (4) greater than (MP + 2MN)

23. The figure shows a plot of binding energy per nucleon (B.E/A) vs mass number (A) for nuclei. Four
nuclei, P, Q, R and S are indicated on the curve. The process that would release energy is

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 (1) R  2S (2) P  Q + S (3) P  2R (4) Q  R + S

24. A positron of 1MeV collides with an electron of 1 MeV and gets annihilated and the reaction produces
two -ray photons. If the effective mass of each photon is 0.0016 amu, then the energy of each -ray
photon is about-
(1) 1.5 MeV (2) 3 MeV (3) 6 MeV (4) 2 MeV

25. Masses of two isobars 6429Cu and 6430Zn are 63.9298 u and 63.9292 u respectively. It can be concluded
from these data that :
(1) Both the isobars are stable
(2) 64Zn is radioactive, decaying to 64Cu through -decay
(3) 64Cu is radioactive, decaying to 64Zn through -decay
(4) 64Cu is radioactive, decaying to 64Zn through -decay
26. Binding energy per nucleon vs. 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 :

(1) Y  2Z (2) W  X + Z (3) W  2Y (4) X  Y + Z

SECTION (C) : RADIOACTIVE DECAY AND DISPLACEMENT LAW

1. An -particle is bombarded on 14N. As a result, a 17O nucleus is formed and a particle is emitted. This
particle is a
(1) neutron (2) proton (3) electron (4) positron

2. A free neutron decays into a proton, an electron and :

(1) A neutrino (2) An antineutrino (3) An -particle (4) A -particle

3. The specific activity (per gm) of radium is nearly -

(1) 1 Bq (2) 1 Ci (3) 3.7 × 1010 Ci (4) 1 mCi

4. When a -particle is emitted from a nucleus, the neutron-proton ratio :

(1) is decreased (2) is increased (3) remains the same (4) first (1) then (2)

5. In one  and 2-emissions :

(1) mass number reduces by 2 (2) mass number reduces by 6
(3) atomic number reduces by 2 (4) atomic number remains unchanged

6. Which ray contain (+Ve) charge particle :-

(1) -rays (2) -rays (3) -rays (4) X-rays

7. Which of the following cannot be bombarded to disintegrate a nucleus -

(1) -ray (2) -ray 4(3) -ray (4) laser
8. Which of the followings is a correct statement?
(1)) be rays are same as cathode rays.
(2)) g ma rays are high energy neutrons.
(3)) pha particles are singly-ionized helium atoms.
(4)) otons and neutrons have exactly the same mass.

9. A deutron is bombared on 8O16 nucleus then -particle is emitted then product nucleus is :-
(1) 7N13 (2) 5B10 (3) 4Be9 (4) 7N14

10. An – particle is bombarded on N14 As. a result, a O17 -nucleus is formed and a particle X is emitted.
The particle X is
(1)) n tron (2)) oton (3)) ectron (4)) p itron

11. In the reaction 92X234  87 Y 222 How many -particles and -particles are emitted?
(1)) 3 d 5 (2)) 5 d 3 (3)) 3 d 3 (4)) 3 d 1

12. Which of the following radiations has the least wavelength?

(1) -rays (2) -rays (3) -rays (4)) -rays

13. When U238 nucleus originally at rest, decays by emitting an alpha particle having a speed u, the recoil
speed of the residual nucleus is :
4u 4u 4u 4u
(1) (2) – (3) (4) –
238 234 234 238

14. A nucleus with Z = 92 emits the following in a sequence : , , –, –, , , , ; –, –, , +, +, . The
Z of the resulting nucleus is :
(1)) (2)) (3)) (4))

15. A nuclear reaction given by zXA z+1YA + –1e0 +  represents

(1) -decay (2) -decay (3)) usion (4)) ission

16. in radioactive decay process the negatively charged emitted  – particles are
(1)) th electrons present inside the nucleus
(2)) th electrons produced inside as a result of the decay of nautrons inside the nucleus
(3)) th electrons produced as a result of collisions between atoms
(4)) th electrons orbiting around the nucleus
–
 
17. Ub the disintegration series 238 U  X  Y A the values of Z and A respectively will be:
92 z
(1)) 92 236 (2)) 88 230 (3)) 90 234 (4)) 91 234

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18. A nucleus represented by thesymbol z X has :-
(1)) protons and A – Z neutrons (2)) protons and A neutrons
(3)) protons and Z – A neutrons (4)) protons and A – Z PROTONS

19. In radioactive decay process, the negatively charged emitted -particles are :
(1)) th electrons present inside the nucleus
(2)) th electrons produced as a result of the decay of neutrons inside the nucleus
(3)) th electrons produced as a result of collisions between atoms
(4)) th electrons orbiting around the nucleus

20. A nuclear transformation is denoted by X(n, )  73 Li . Which of the following is the nucleus of element
X?
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(1) 12
6 C (2) 10
5 B (3) 95 B (4) 4 Be

21. When 3Li7 nuclei are bombarded by protons, and the resultant nuclei are 4Be8, the emitted particles will
be
(1)) n trons (2)) pha particles (3)) b a particles (4)) g ma photons

22. The ‘rad’ is the correct unit used to report the measurement
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(1)) th rate of decay of radioactive source
 (2)) th ability of a beam of gamma ray photons to produce ions in a target
(3)) th energy delivered by radiation to a target.
(4)) th biological effect of radiation

23. In gamma ray emission from a nucleus :

(1)) bo the neutron number and the proton number change
(2)) ther is no change in the proton number and the neutron number
(3)) o y the neutron number changes
(4)) o y the proton number changes

24. Bombardment of a neutron 0n1 + 5B10 2He4 + x on boron, forms a nucleus x with emission of  particle
Nuclear x is -
(1) 6C12 (2) 3Li6 (3) 3Li7 (4) 4Be9

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25. Ne nucleus, after absorbing energy, decays into two -particles and an unknown nucleus. The
unknown nucleus is :
(1)) N rogen (2)) C bon&14 (3)) ron&12 (4)) xygen

26. Consider a sample of a pure beta-active material

(1)) l the beta particles emitted have the same energy
(2)) he beta particles originally exist inside the nucleus and are ejected at the time of beta decay
(3)) he antineutrino emitted in a beta decay has zero rest mass and hence zero momentum.
(4)) he active nucleus changes to one of its isobars after the beta decay

27. X + n  + 3Li7 then X will be :-

(1) 10
5 B (2) 95 B (3) 11
4B (4) 24 He

28. Mn and Mp represent the mass of neutron and proton respectively An element having mass M has N
neutron and Z-protons, then the correct relation will be :-
(1)) M {N.mn + Z.Mp} (2)) M {N.mn + Z.Mp} (3)) M {N.mn + Z.Mp} (4)) M N {.mn + Mp}

29. In the nucleus of an atom, neutrons are in excess, then emitted particles are :
(1)) n tron (2)) ectron (3)) oton (4)) p itron

30. A nuclei X with mass number A and charge number Z, disintegrates into one -particle and one -
particle. The resulting R has atomic mass and atomic number, equal to :
(1)) A – Z) and (Z – 1) (2) (A – Z) and (Z – 2) (3) (A – 4) and (A – 2) (4) (A – 4) and (Z – 1)

31. In gamma ray emission from a nucleus

(1)) bo the neutron number and the proton number change
(2)) ther is no change in the proton number and the neutron number
(3)) o y the neutron number changes
(4)) o y the proton number changes

32. Which one of the following is a possible nuclear reaction ?

10 4 1 1
(1) 5 B + 2 He  137 N+ 1 H (2) 23
11 Na + 1 H  20
10 Ne + 4
2 He
239 239 11 1 12
(3) 93 Np   94 pu + – + v (4) 7 N+ 1H  6 C + – + v

33. In an -decay the Kinetic energy of  particle is 48 MeV and Q-value of the reaction is 50 MeV. The
mass number of the mother nucleus is:- (Assume that daughter nucleus is in ground state)
(1)) (2)) 1 (3)) 1 (4)) n e of these

34. Protons and singly ionized atoms of U235 & U238 are passed in turn (which means one after the other
and not at the same time) through a velocity selector and then enter a uniform magnetic field. The
protons describe semicircles of radius 10 mm. The separation between the ions of U 235 and U238 after
describing semicircle is given by
U-238 U-235 p

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 (1)) 60 m (2)) 30 m (3)) 2 0 mm (4)) 2 0 mm

35. Which of the following processes represents a gamma decay?

(1) AXZ +   AXZ  1 + a + b (2) AXZ + 1n0  A  3XZ  2 + c
(3) AXZ AXZ + f (4) AXZ + e1  AXZ  1 + g

36. A nucleus with mass number 220 initially at rest emits an -particle. If the Q value of the reaction is 5.5
MeV, calculate the kinetic energy of the -particle
(1)) 4. MeV (2)) 5. MeV (3)) 5. MeV (4) 6.5 MeV

SECTION (D) : NUCLEAR FISSION AND FUSION

1. If mass of the fissionable material is less than the critical mass, then
(1)) ission and chain reactions both are impossible
(2)) ission is possible but chain reaction is impossible
(3)) ission is impossible but chain reaction is possible
(4)) ission and chain reaction both are possible.

2. Which of the following materials is used for controlling the fission

(1)) h vy water (2)) aphite (3)) admium (4)) rillium oxide

3. Atomic reactor is based on

(1)) ontrolled chain reaction (2)) u ontrolled chain reaction
(3)) n lear fission (4)) n lear fusion

4. Thermal neutron means

(1)) n tron being heated
(2)) th energy of these neutrons is equal to the energy of neutrons in a heated atom
(3) these neutron have energy of a neutron in a nucleus has at normal temperature
(4)) uch neutrons gather energy released in the fission process

92U nucleus absorbs a slow neutron and undergoes fission into 54X and 38Sr nuclei.The other
5. 235 139 94

particles porduced in this fission process are

(1))  and 1  (2))  and 1 neutron (3)) 2 turons (4)) 3 utrons

6. Two lithium 6Li nuclei in a lithium vapour at room temperature do not combine to form a carbon 12
C
nucleus because
(1)) a ithium nucleus is more tightly bound than a carbon nucleus
(2)) arbon nucleus is an unstable particle
(3)) t is not energetically favourable
(4)) Co omb repulsion does not allow the nuclei to come very close

7. Choose the statement which is true.

(1)) he energy released per unit mass is more in fission than in fusion
(2)) he energy released per atom is more in fusion than in fission.
(3)) he energy released per unit mass is more in fusion and that per atom is more in fission.
(4)) th fission and fusion produce same amount of energy per atom as well as per unit mass.

8. Fusion reaction is possible at high temperature because -

(1)) at s are ionised at high temperature
(2) molecules break-up at high temperature
(3)) n lei break-up at high temperature
(4) kinetic energy is high enough to overcome repulsion between nuclei.

9. In a uranium reactor whose thermal power is P = 100 MW, if the average number of neutrons liberated
in each nuclear splitting is 2.5. Each splitting is assumed to release an energy E = 200 MeV. The
number of neutrons generated per unit time is -
125
(1)) 4 1018 s–1 (2)) 8 1023 s–1 (3)) 8 1019 s–1 (4) × 1018 s–1
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10. Assume that the nuclear binding energy per nucleon (B/A) versus mass number (A) is as shown in the
figure. Use this plot to choose the correct choice given below.
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 B/A

0
100 200 A
(1) Fusion of two nuclei with mass numbers lying in the range of 1 < A < 50 will release energy
(2) Fusion of two nuclei with mass numbers lying in the range of 51 < A < 100 will release energy
(3) Fission of a nucleus lying in the mass range of 100 < A < 200 will release energy when broken
into two equal fragments
(4) Both (1) and (2)

236 140 94
11. A fission reaction is given by 92 U  54 Xe + 38 Sr + x + y, where x and y are two particles.
236
Considering 92 U to be at rest, the kinetic energies of the products are denoted by K Xe, KSr, Kx (2MeV)
and Ky (2MeV), respectively. Let the binding energies per nucleon of 236 140 94
92 U , 54 Xe and 38 Sr be 7.5
MeV, 8.5 MeV and 8.5 MeV, respectively. Considering different conservation laws, the correct option(s)
is(are)
(1)) = n, y = n, KSr = 129 MeV, KXe = 86 MeV (2)) = p, y = e–, KSr = 129 MeV, KXe = 86 MeV
(3)) = p, y = n, KSr = 129 MeV, KXe = 86 MeV (4)) = n, y = n, KSr = 86 MeV, KXe = 129 MeV

12. In a fission reaction

236 117
92U  X + 117Y + n + n
the average binding energy per nucleon of X and Y is 8.5 MeV whereas that of 236U is 7.6 MeV. The
total energy liberated will be about :
236 117
92U 
X + 117Y + n + n
(1)) 2 keV (2)) 2 V (3)) 2 MeV (4)) 2 0 MeV

13. Energy is released in nuclear fission due to

(1)) ew mass is converted into energy
(2)) otal binding energy of fragements is more then the B. E. of parantel element
(3)) otal B.E. of fragements is less than the B.E. of parantel element
(4)) otal B.E. of fragements is equals to the B.E. of parantel element is

14. Boron rods in nuclear reactor are used as a :

(1) moderator (2)) ontrol rods (3)) oolent (4)) otective shield

15. 200 Me V energy is obtained by fission of 1 nucleii of 92U235, to obtain 1 kW energy number of fission per
second will be :
(1)) 3. 5 × 1013 (2)) 3. 5 × 1014 (3)) 3. 5 × 1015 (4)) 3. 5 × 1016

16. Best moderator for neutron is -

(1)) ber lium oxide (2)) pur water (3)) h vy water (4)) aphite

17. Which of the following are suitable for the fusion process :-
(1)) ght nuclei
(2)) h vy nuclei
(3)) ement must be lying in the middle of the periodic table
(4)) ddle elements, which are lying on binding energy curve

18. Solar energy is mainly caused due to :-

(1)) bur ng of hydrogen in the oxygen
(2)) usion of uranium present in the Sun
(3)) usion of protons during synthesis of heavier elements
(4)) avitational contraction
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19. Which one of the following acts as a neutron absorber in a nuclear reactor ?
(1)) -rod (2)) H vy water (D2O) (3) Graphite (4)) D tilled water (H2O)

20. The functions of mederators in nuclear reacter is :

(1)) d rease the speed of neutrons (2)) I rease the speed of neutrons
(3)) d rease the speed of electrons (4)) d rease the speed of electrons

21. A chain reaction in fission of uranium is possible, because:

(1)) two ntermediate sized nuclear fragments are formed
(2)) t ee neutrons are given out in each fission
(3)) ragments in fission are radioactive
(4)) arge amont of energy is released

22. Nuclear fusion is common to the pair :

(1)) the onuclear rector, uranium based nuclear reactor
(2)) e rgy production in sun, uranium based nuclear reactor
(3)) e rgy production of heavy nuclei hydrogen bomb
(4)) sintegration of heavy nuclei hydrogen bomb

mass of fission products

23. IN any fission process the ratio is -
maas of parent nucleus
(1)) reater than 1 (2)) De nds on the mass of the parent nucleus
(3)) L s than 1 (4)) L s than 1

24. Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy in nucleon in them -
(1)) D reases with mass number at low mass numbers
(2)) I reases with mass number at low mass numbers
(3)) D reases with mass number at high mass numbers
(4)) I reases with mass number at high mass numbers

25. In the nuclear fusion reaction,

2 3 4
1 H 1H 2 He  n
given that the repulsive potential energy between the two nuclei is ~ 7.7 × 10 –14 J, the temperature at
which the gases must be heated to initiate the reaction is nearly (Boltzmann’s constant k = 1.38 × 10 –23
J/K):
(1)) 1 7 K (2)) 1 5 K (3)) 1 3 K (4)) 1 9 K

26. The operation of a nuclear reactor is said to be critical, if the multiplication factor (k) has a value

(1)) (2)) 1 (3)) 2 (4)) 2

27. This question contains Statement-1 and Statement-2. Of the four choices given after the statements,
choose the one that best describes the two statements.
Statement-1 : Energy is released when heavy nuclei undergo fission or light nuclei undergo fusion.
and
Statement-2 : For heavy nuclei, binding energy per nucleon increases with increasing Z while for light
nuclei it decreases with increasing Z.
(1)) atement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(2)) atment-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1
(3)) atement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
(4)) atement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true

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 ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE
1. The dynamic mass of electron having rest mass m0 and moving with speed 0.8 c is
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(1) 0.6 m0 (2) 0.8 m0 (3) m (4) 1.25 m0
3 0
1
2. An alpha nucleus of energy mv2 bombards a heavy of closet approach for the alpha nuclieus
2
will be proportional to
(1) v2 (2) 1/M (3) 1/ v4 (4) 1 / ze

3. An α-particle of energy 5 MeV is scattered through 180º by a fixed uranium nucleus. The
distance of the closest approach is of the order of :
(1) 1 Å (2) 10–10 cm (3) 10-12 cm (4) 10–15 cm

4. Helium nuclei combine to form an oxygen nucleus. The energy released in the reaction is if
mO = 15.9994 amu and mHe = 4.0026 amu
(1) 10.24 MeV (2) 0 MeV (3) 5.24 MeV (4) 4 MeV

5. A nucleus zA X has mass represented by M(A, Z). If Mp and Mn denote the mass of proton and
neutron respectively and BE the binding energy (in MeV), then :
(1) BE = [M(A,Z) – ZMp –(A – Z) Mn]c2 (2) BE = [ZMp +(A – Z) Mn – M (A, Z) ]c2
(3) BE = [ZMp +AMn – M (A,Z)]c 2
(4) BE = M (A,Z) – ZMp –(A – Z) Mn

6. If M (A, Z), Mp and Mn denote the masses of the nucleus ZA X , proton and neutron respectively
in units of u (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2) and BE represents its binding energy in MeV, then
(1) M (A, Z) = ZMp + (A – Z) Mn – BE/c2 (2) M (A, Z) = ZMp + (A – Z) Mn – BE
(3) M (A, Z) = ZMp + (A – Z) Mn – BE (4) M (A, Z) = ZMp + (A – Z) Mn + BE/c2

7. The binding energy per nucleon of deuteron ( 2

1 H ) and helium nucleus ( 4
2 He ) is 1.1 MeV
and 7 MeV respectively. If two deuteron nuclei react to form a single helium nucleus, then the
energy released is :

(1) 13.9 MeV (2) 26.9 MeV (3) 23.6 MeV (4) 19.2 MeV

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8. 6C undergoes a decay by emitted β+ then write its complete equation. Given the mass value
of
m(5C11) = 11.011434 u, m(5B11) = 11.009305 u.
me = 0.000548 u and 1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2
Calculate the Q-value of reaction.
(1) 0.962 MeV (2) 09.62 MeV (3) 096.2 MeV (4) 962.0 MeV
9. Atomic weigth of boron is 10.81 and it has two isotopes 5B10 and 5B11 in nature would be :

(1) 19 : 81 (2) 10 : 11 (3) 15 : 16 (4) 81 : 19

10. A nucleus of mass number 332 after many disintegrations of α and β radiations, decays into
other nucleus whose mass number is 220 and atomic number is 86. The numbers of α and β
radiations will be :
(1) 4, 0 (2) 3, 6 (3) 3, 2 (4) 2, 1

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11. A radioactive sample at any instant has its disintegration rate 5000 disintegrations per minute.
After
5 minutes, the rate is 1250 disintegrations per minute. Then, the decay constant (per minute)
is :

(1) 0.4 ln 2 (2) 0.2 ln 2 (3) 0.1 ln 2 (4) 0.8 ln 2

12. At time t = 0, some radioactive gas is injected into a sealed vessel. At time T, some more of the
same gas is injected into the same vessel. Which one of the following graphs best represents
the variation of the logarithm of the activity A of the gas with time t ?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

13. N atoms of a radioactive element emit n alpha particles per second at an instant. Then the half
- life of the element is
n n n N
(1) sec. (2) 1.44 sec. (3) 0.69 sec. (4) 0.69 sec.
N N N n

14. Two isotopes P and Q of atomic weight 10 and 20, respectively are mixed in equal amount by
weight. After 20 days their weight ratio is found to be 1 : 4. Isotope P has a half-life of 10 days.
The half-life of isotope Q is
(1) zero (2) 5 days (3) 20 days (4) inifinite

15. The half life of radioactive substance is 4 days. Its 100 g is kept for 16 days. After this period,
the amount of substance remained is :
(1) 25 g (2) 15 g (3) 10 g (4) 6.25 g

16. Two radioactive substances A and B have decay constants 5λ and λ respectively. At = 0 they
2
 1
have the same number of nuclei. The ratio of number of nuclei of A to those of B will be  
e
after a time interval :
1 1
(1) (2) 4λ (3) 2λ (4)
4λ 2λ

17. The half-life period of a radio-active element X is same as the mean life time of another radio-
active element Y. Initially they have the same number of atoms. Then :
(1) X will decay faster than Y (2) Y will decay faster than X
(3) X and Y have same decay rate initially (4) X and Y decay at same rate always
18. How much uranium is required per day in a nuclear reactor of power capacity of 1 MW
(1) 15 mg (2) 1.05 gm (3) 105 gm (4) 10.5 kg
19. Complete the equation for the following fission process :
92
U235 + on1 → 38
Sr90 + .......
(1) 54Xe143 + 3 0n1 (2) 54Xe145 (3) 57Xe142 (4) 54Xe142 + 0n1

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 EXERCISE - 1
SECTION (A) :
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (3)
8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (2) 11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (1)
15. (1) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (1) 19. (1)
SECTION (B) :
1. (3) 2. (3) 3. (4) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (2) 7. (3)
8. (3) 9. (3) 10. (3) 11. (3) 12. (1) 13. (2) 14. (2)
15. (2) 16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (3) 21. (3)
22. (2) 23. (3) 24. (1) 25. (4) 26. (3)
SECTION (C) :
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (1) 5. (4) 6. (1) 7. (4)
8. (1) 9. (4) 10. (2) 11. (4) 12. (1) 13. (3) 14. (2)
15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (2) 20. (2) 21. (4)
22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (2) 26. (4) 27. (1) 28. (1)
29. (2) 30. (4) 31. (2) 32. (3) 33. (2) 34. (1) 35. (3)
36. (2)

SECTION (D) :
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (1) 4. (3) 5. (4) 6. (4) 7. (3)
8. (4) 9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (2)
15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (1) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (1) 21. (2)
22. (3) 23. (3) 24. (3) 25. (4) 26. (1) 27. (3)

EXERCISE - 2
1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7.
(3)
8. (1) 9. (1) 10. (3) 11. (1) 12. (2) 13. (4) 14.
(4)
15. (4) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (1)

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