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A heavy nucleus having mass number gets disintegrated into two small fragments of mass number and If binding energy per nucleon for parent atom is and for daughter nuclei is and , respectively, then the energy released in the decay will be
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Important Questions on Nuclear Physics
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An element decays, first by positron emission and then two -particles are emitted in successive radioactive decay. If the product nuclei has a mass number and atomic number the mass number and atomic number of element are

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When an electron accelerated by potential difference is bombarded on a specific metal, the emitted -ray spectrum obtained is shown in adjoining graph. If the potential difference is reduced to the correct spectrum is

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of a radioactive sample is left undecayed after time has elapsed. What percentage of the initial sample will decay in a total time .

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A radioactive element converts into another stable element . Half life of is . Initially only is present. After time , the ratio of atoms of and is found to be , then in hours is

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A radioactive nuclide decays to nuclide which further decays to . Their disintegration constant are and , respectively. At only nuclei are present. Number of nuclei at is
In the above radioactive decay is stable nucleus. Then

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Two radioactive sources and initially contain equal number of radioactive atoms. Source has a half-life of hour and source has a half-life of hours. At the end of hours, the ratio of activity of source to that of is

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The radionuclide decays by emitting an alpha particle.
The atomic masses of the three isotopes are.
What is the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted alpha particle? Express your answer in Joule

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Choose the correct statement.
