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Ne22 nucleus, after absorbing energy, decays into two α-particles and an unknown nucleus. The unknown nucleus is

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Important Questions on Nuclear Physics

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The equation 411H+He2+24+2e-1+26MeV represents.
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When a uranium isotope U92235 is bombarded with a neutron, it generates Kr3689, three neutrons and:
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The scientific principle that forms the basis of the Tokamak technology is
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On the bombardment of neutron with boron, α-particle is emitted. The product nuclei formed is
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The ratio of the energy released by 4kg of hydrogen at sun by fusion process to 23.5kg of U235 in the nuclear reactor by fission process is (Assume energy released per fusion is 26MeV and that per fission is 200MeV)
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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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The missing one ? in the following reaction is B9e+H4e34He+?

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A nucleus, initially at rest, breaks up into two nuclear fragments with their radii in the ratio 2: 1 . Then their velocities will be in the ratio
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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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A nuclear fission is said to be critical when multiplication factor of k
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A 2 MeV neutron is emitted in a fission reactor. If it looses half of its kinetic energy in each collision with a moderator atom, how many collisions must it undergo to achieve thermal energy of 0.039 eV ?
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In the given nuclear reaction

B49e+H24eC612+X ,

X represents....

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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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The energy of the fast neutrons emitted in a nuclear fission reactor is approximately _____
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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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A nucleus of mass M emits γ-ray photon of frequency v. The loss of internal energy by the nucleus is: [Take c as the speed of electromagnetic wave]
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An electron, a doubly ionized helium ion He++ and proton are having the same kinetic energy. The relation between their respective de-Broglie wavelength λe, λHe++ and λp is :
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The Binding energy per nucleon of Li37 and He24 nucleon are 5.60 MeV and 7.06 MeV, respectively. In the nuclear reaction  37Li+ 11H 24He+ 24He+Q, the value of energy Q released is
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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,