EASY
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

  Draw a diagram to show the variation of binding energy per nucleon with mass number for different nuclei. State the reason why light nuclei usually undergo nuclear fusion. 

Important Questions on Nuclear Physics

MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
Why are neutrons considered as ideal particles for nuclear fission reactions?
MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
What is role of control rods in nuclear reactor?
EASY
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
Define mass defect of a nucleus. How is it related to the binding energy of the nucleus?
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
What is the function of heavy water in nuclear reactor?
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
Heavy water is a suitable moderator in a nuclear reactor. Explain briefly why?
MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT

What is the necessity of neutrons in a nucleus? Give one example of a nucleus having the even number of protons and even number of neutrons.

MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT

What is the necessity of neutrons in a nucleus? Give one example of a nucleus having odd number of protons and odd number of neutrons.

HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
There is no electron in the nucleus of radioactive atom. How then β -rays are emitted from them ?