Nuclear Physics

What are the constituents of the nucleus?

• Neutrons and positrons

• Neutrons and electrons

• Protons and neutrons

• Protons and electrons

What is the main feature of the binding energy versus mass number curve?

• It is a curve with no specific shape

• It is a hyperbola

• It is a parabola

• It is a straight line

What does the N/A plot represent?

• Nuclear energy versus mass number

• Binding energy per nucleon versus mass number

• Angular momentum versus mass number

• Electric moment versus mass number

What is the intrinsic property of a nucleus?

• Velocity

• Mass

• Charge

• Spin

What is the unit of binding energy?

• Joules

• Newton

• Electron volts

• Watts

What is the variation of average binding energy with mass number?

• Remains constant

• Decreases linearly

• Increases linearly

• Increases and then decreases

What is the property that determines whether a nucleus is in an excited state?

• Angular momentum

• Parity

• Electric moment

• Magnetic moment

What is the property that determines whether a nucleus is in an excited state?

• Electric moment

• Magnetic moment

• Angular momentum

• Parity

What is the property that determines whether a nucleus is in an excited state?

• Magnetic moment

• Parity

• Angular momentum

• Electric moment

What is the property that determines whether a nucleus is in an excited state?

• Electric moment

• Angular momentum

• Parity

• Magnetic moment