Radioactivity

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Radioactivity: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Radioactivity, Natural Radioactivity, Types of Radioactive Decay & Energy Level Diagram for Gamma Decay etc.

Important Questions on Radioactivity

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Two nuclei have mass numbers in the ratio 1:8. The ratio of their nuclear radii would be:

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The plot of the activity of a radioactive species versus time would be:

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How long will a radioactive isotope, whose half life is T years, take for its activity to reduce to 18th of its initial value?

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Two nuclei have mass numbers in the ratio 8 : 125. The ratio of their nuclear radii is:

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Out of the two characteristics – the mass number (A) and the atomic number (Z) – of a nucleus, which one does not change during nuclear   β decay?

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Out of the two characteristics – the mass number (A) and the atomic number (Z) – of a nucleus, which one does not change during nuclear   β decay?

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The expression for the average life of a radionuclide that shows its relationship with the half – life would be:

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The end product on the β decay of   15 32 P  is:

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The end product of the β- decay of 1532P is

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In decay, the terms half-life period and decay constant is used. The relationship between the two is

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A radioactive sample contains 2.2 mg of pure611C which has half-life period of 1224 s. Calculate the number of atoms present initially and the activity when  5 μg of the sample will be left.

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Which are amongst the following represent plot of the distribution of kinetic energy of β particles?

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β particle is emitted in a radio active reaction when

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When Boron nucleus   ( 5 10 B )  is bombarded by neutrons,   α - particles are emitted. The resulting nucleus is of the element _____________ and has the mass number_____________

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In the Uranium radioactive series, the initial nucleus is   238 92 U  and the final nucleus is   206 82 Pb . When the Uranium nucleus decays to lead, the number of  α-particles emitted is _______________ and the number of   β-particles emitted is _______________.

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The radioactive decay rate of a radioactive element is found to be 103 disintegration/second at a certain time. If the half life of the elements is one second, the decay rate after one second is ________________ and after three seconds is _____________.

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Concept of neutrino was given by,

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Which of the following reaction cannot represents K-capture.

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In the process K-capture mass number

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Which of the following were not found conserved in β-decay.