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Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 1

Suppose that  decays by natural radioactivity in two stages to  the two stages would most likely be

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Mass number reduces by 4 and number of protons by 1
option 1 says

∴  The first stage would be a β- decay and the second would be α emission.

The correct answer is:  β- emission with an anti neutrino  → α  emission

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 2

Radioactive decay is a

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The correct answer is: random process

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Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 3

Why do heavier nuclei have a greater ratio of neutrons to protons than lighter nuclei?

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The correct answer is: to provide more attractive strong nuclear force to balance the repulsive electromagnetic force.

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 4

Which of the following nuclei has the largest Binding Energy/nucleon?

(Consider the most abundant isotope of each)

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The correct answer is: Iron

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 5

The 238U nucleus has a binding energy of about 7.6 MeV/nucleon. If the nucleus were to fission into 2 equal fragments, each would have a K.E. of just over 100 MeV. From this, it can be concluded that

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The binding energy is the energy that keeps a nucleus together and makes its mass slightly different than its constituent particles.

If its masses were exactly the same as its constituent particles, its B.E would be 0 and it would be unstable.

Now, since the nucleus fissions into 2 equal fragmens.

∴  Each would have a mass number half of that of parent nucleus.

i.e.  A = 119 for each daughter nucleus. The difference in the Binding energies of the product and parent nucleus would be the K.E of the products.

If we assume that the daughter nucleus (each with A = 119 or A ~ 120) has a B.E of x per nucleon.

∴    –7.6 × 238 + x × 119 + x × 119 = 200 MeV
(–7.6 + x) 238 = 200
–7.6 + x = 0.83
x = 7.6 + 0.83
x = 8.43
~ 8.5 MeV/nucleus

The correct answer is: Nuclei near A = 120 must be bound by about 8.5 MeV/nucleon.

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 6

When  transforms into  does so by

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Use the process of elimination.

An  α  decay would change the atomic number from 7. So it cannot be option 1. A beta decay requires 2 particles to be emitted e / e+ and r / r option 2 and 3 don’t satisfy this. This leaves us with the 4th option.

The correct answer is: Electron capture by the nucleus with emission of a neutrino.

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 7

Consider a heavy nucleus with spin 1/2 the magnitude of the ratio of the intrinsic magnetic moment of this nucleus to that of an electron is 

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Since the Nucleus and e  have the same spin.

 

Because mass of nucleus >> mass of e

The correct answer is: less than 1, because the nucleus has a mass much larger than that of the electron

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 8

A Uranium nucleus decays at rest into a Thorium nucleus, as shown.

Which of the following is true?

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Since the U nucleus decays at rest.

∴  The products have equal and opposite value of momenta.

The product with greater mass will have lower K.E.

The correct answer is: The Helium nucleus has more kinetic energy than the Thorium nucleus.

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 9

The primary source of sun’s energy is a series of thermo nuclear reactions in which the energy produced is c2  times the mass difference between

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The reactions leading to production of energy in the sun are

i.e. 4 Hydrogen atoms and 1 Helium atom.
The correct answer is: 4 Hydrogen atoms and 1 Helium atom.

Nuclear Physics MCQ Level – 2 - Question 10

Internal conversion is a process where by an excited nucleus transfers its energy directly to one of the most tightly bound atomic electrons, causing the electron to be ejected from the atom and leaving the atom in an excited state. The most probable process after an internal conversion electron is ejected from an atom with a high atomic number is that the

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Since the internal conversion leaves the atom in the excited state (and not the nucleus).

∴  option 2 seems most probable

The correct answer is: atom emits one or several X-rays

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