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Important Questions on Nuclear Physics

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A nuclear fuel rod generates energy at a rate of 5×108  W m-3. It is in the shape of a cylinder of radius 4.0 mm and length 0.20 m. A coolant of specific heat 4×103 J kg-1 K-1 flows, past it at a rate of, 0.2 kg s-1. The temperature rise in this coolant is approximately,
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For nuclei with mass number close to 119 and 238 , the binding energies per nucleon are approximately 7.6 MeV and 8.6 MeV, respectively. If a nucleus of mass number 238 breaks into two nuclei of nearly equal masses, what will be the approximate amount of energy released in the process of fission?
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A nucleus with mass number 184 initially at rest emits an α-particle. If the Q value of the reaction is 5.5 MeV, calculate the kinetic energy of the α- particle.
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The binding energy per nucleon of  L3i7and He24 nuclei are 5.60 MeV and 7.06 MeV, respectively. Then, in the nuclear reaction L37+H11He24+He24+Q, the value of Q. the energy released, is
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In a nuclear reactor, the following fission reaction occurs

U92235+n01Ba56141+Kr3692+neutrons

Control rods made of Cadmium are inserted to remove extra neutrons. How many neutrons need to be removed for each of the above reactions so that the reactor remains critical?

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In a nuclear reactor heavy nuclei is not used as moderators because
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A nuclear fission is said to be critical when multiplication factor of k
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The most suitable element for nuclear fission is the element with atomic number near
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In a reactor, 2 kg of U23592 fuel is fully used up in 30 days. The energy released fission is 200 MeV. Given that the Avogadro number, N=6.023×1026 per kilo mole and 1 eV=1.6×10-19 J. The power output of the reactor is close to:
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When a uranium isotope U92235 is bombarded with a neutron, it generates Kr3689, three neutrons and:
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If 5 mg of U235 is completely destroyed in an atom bomb, then approximate total energy released is (given that the energy released per fission is 200 MeV)
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The energy of the fast neutrons emitted in a nuclear fission reactor is approximately _____
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200MeV energy is released when one nucleuls of U235 undergoes fission. The approximate energy released by fission of 2 kg of uranium is
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When U92235 undergoes fission, about 0.1% of the original mass is converted into energy. The energy released when 1 kg of U92235 undergoes fission is
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In a nuclear reactor, the main purpose of the moderator is to
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The explosion of atom bomb is based on the principle of

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If the energy released in the fission of one nucleus is 3.2×10-11 J, then number of nuclei required per second in a 16 kW power plant is
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In nuclear reactor, cadmium rods are used as: