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WorksheetsNUMS T11 Nuclear physics
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 53mins
Unit of decay constant
m-1
m
sec
s-1
For a complete decay ______time is required.
0s
7 days
100 years
infinite
Alpha particles are more damaging than x-rays by_____times
10
20
30
150
Neutrons mainly cause damage to:
Lungs
eyes
brain
all
A radioactive element of half life 5days decays 7/8th of its sample in how many days?
3 days
5 days
7 days
15 days
A radioactive element of half life 24,000 years is stored up to 72,000 years.What fraction of it remains?
1/2
1/8
1/16
1/32
If the radioactive substance reduces to 1/16 of its original mass in 40 days then its half-life is
10 days
40 days
20 days
4 days
1 micro Curie of radioactivity is equal to
3.7 × 104 Becquerel
3.7 × 102 Becquerel
3.7 × 107 Becquerel
1 micro Becquerel
The half-life of radium is about 1600 years. If a rock initially contains 1 g of radium, the amount left after 6400 years will be about
938 mg
62 mg
16 mg
31 mg
Radioactive 90Sr has a half-life of 30 years. What percent of a sample of 90Sr will remain after 60 years?
0%
25%
50%
75 %
A count rate 240 per minute reduce to 30 counts per min in 1 hour. The half-life of source is
80 min
20 min
30 min
100 min
210Bi (an isotope of bismuth) has a half-life of 5.0 days. The time for three-quarters of a sample of 210Bi to decay is:
2.5 days
15 days
10 days
20 days
g- radiation are emitted due to
De-excitation of atom
De-excitation of nucleus
Excitation of atom
Excitation of nucleus
Absorbed dose is defined as
D = E/m
D = m/ E
D = Em
D = 1/mE
Emission of radiation from radioactive element is:
Dependent on both temperature and pressure
Independent of temperature but dependent on pressure
Independent on both temperature and pressure
Independent of pressure but dependent on temperature
The half-life of is 5 days, if we start with 50, 000 atoms of this isotopes, the number of atoms left over after 10 days is
50,000
25,000
12,500
20,000
The number of neutron in 73Li are:
3
4
7
2
A beta particle is fast moving electron. During beta -decay how the Z and A of nucleus changes?
Z A
Remains same Increases by 1
Z A
Increase by 1 Decrease by 2
Z A
Increase by 1 Remains same
Z A
Decreases by 2 Decreases by 4
The value of a in the following reaction is
94Be+ 42He= a6C +16n
14
10
12
16
Ten grams of kept in an open container beta-decays with a half-life of 270 days. The weight of the material inside the container after 540 days will be very nearly
10 g
2.5 g
1.25 g
5 g
The percentage of the original of a radioactive material left after five half-lives is approximately
1%
3%
5%
20%
If 20 g of a radioactive substance reduces to 10 g in 4 minutes, then in what time will 80 g of the same substance reduce to 10 g?
8 min
12 min
16 min
20 min
Different radioactive materials have
Same half-life
Different half life
Same total life
Both B& C
The isotopes I-131 is used in the treatment of:
Blood cancer
Bone cancer
Lung cancer
Thyroid cancer
cobalt-60 is used for treatment of
Cancer
Kidneys
Lungs
Thyroid
The radioactivity of a nucleus becomes 1/64 of its initial value in 60 seconds. The half-life of nuclide is
5 s
10 s
20 s
30 s
Half-life of a radioactive element is:
Inversely proportional to the square of decay constant
Directly proportional to the square of decay constant
Directly proportional to the decay constant
Inversely proportional to the decay constant
There is no change in A and Z of any radioactive element by the emission of
Alpha
gamma
beta
X rays
9038Sr decays to 9039Y by
Emission of alpha particle
Emission of beta particles
Emission of 1 alpha and 2 beta particles
Absorption of electrons
A radioactive substance is at t=0, the number of atoms is 8×104. Its half-life period is 3 years. The number of atoms 1×104will remain after interval
6 years
9 years
24 years
19 years
The decay constant of radium is 4.28×10-4 per year. Its half-life will be
63 years
1620 years
2000 years
1240 years
A sample contains 16 gm of a radioactive material, the half-life of which is two days. After 32 days, the amount of radioactive material left in the sample is
1gm
12gm
less than 1 mg
14gm
Half-life of a radioactive substance is T. The time taken for all the nuclei to disintegrate will be
2T
Infinite
4T
T2
For skin cancer which of following can be used:
Iodine 131
Phosphorous 32
Carbon 14
Carbon 12
The half-life of a radioactive element which has only 1/32 of its original mass left after a lapse of 60 days is
64 days
32 days
60 days
12 days
Radioactivity is
Irreversible process
Spontaneous process
Self-disintegration process
All of the above
The atomic number of an element is:
the number of neutrons in its nucleus
the number of protons in its nucleus
the whole number nearest to its mass
the nearest whole number of hydrogen atoms having the same mass as a single atom of the given element
In which radioactive disintegration, neutron dissociates into proton and electron
γ−emission
He++emission
β−emission
Positron emission.
A quark cannot have charge
1/3 e
2/3 e
1/4 e
none of these
The activity of radioactive sample:
Increases with time
Is constant
Decreases linearly with time
Decreases exponentially with time
During nuclear changes which of the following laws remain applicable
Law of conservation of momentum
Law of conservation of mass
Law of conservation of energy
All of these
What percentage of radioactive substance is left after three half-lives?
75%
12.5 %
25%
87.5 %
The rate of decay of radioactive element at a given instant of time is 103 disintegration/second. If the half-life of this element is 1 second, then the rate of decay after 2 second will be
500 disintegration per sec
250 disintegration per sec
12 disintegration per sec
125 disintegration per sec
Among the three types of radioactive radiation, which have strongest penetration power?
Alpha
Gamma
Beta
All have same
The initial activity of a sample of a radioactive isotope containing N0 nuclei is A0. What is the number of unchanged nuclei when the activity has declined to A•/2
0.69 N•
N•/2
0.69N•/2
N•/1.38
One eight of the initial mass of certain radioactive isotope remains un-decayed after one hour. The half-life of the isotope in minutes is
8
30
20
45
Curie is a unit of
Energy of gamma rays
Half – life
Intensity of gamma rays
Radioactivity
Three quarks make up a
Lepton
Meson
Baryon
Quark
Activity of a sample is initially 320 counts per second. At the end of 90 minutes it gives 40 counts per second. What is the half-life of the element in sample?
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
75 minutes
Which of given is not correct
Half-life of elements ranges from very small to very high
All sample of radioactive element may decay in 10 half lives
Half-life of radium is 1600 years
Graph of No. of radioactive atoms and time is exponential
