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In a reactor, 2 kg of 92U235 fuel is fully used up in 30 days. The energy released per fission is 200 MeV. Given that the Avogadro number, N=6.023×1026 per kilo mole and 1 eV=1.6×1019 J. The power output of the reactor is close to:
1. 125 MW
2. 60 MW
3. 35 MW
4. 54 MW

Subtopic:  Mass-Energy Equivalent |
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Given the following particle masses:
mp=1.0072 u (proton)
mn=1.0087 u (neutron)
me=0.000548 u (electron)
mν=0 u (antineutrino)
md=2.0141 u (deuteron)
Which of the following processes is allowed, considering the conservation of energy and momentum?

1. n+pd+γ
2. e++eγ
3. n+n deuterium atom (electron bound to the nucleus)
4. pn+e++ν
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We are given the following atomic masses:
92238U=238.05079 u,24He=4.00260 u90234Th=234.04363 u,11H=1.00783 u91237 Pa=237.05121 u

Here the symbol Pa is for the element protactinium (Z=91).

Then:

1. 92238U can not spontaneously emit a proton.
2. 92238U can spontaneously emit a proton.
3. The Q-value of the process is negative.
4. Both (1) and (3) are correct.
Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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We are given the following atomic masses:
92238U=238.05079 u,24He=4.00260 u90234Th=234.04363 u,11H=1.00783 u91237 Pa=237.05121 u

Here the symbol Pa is for the element protactinium (Z=91).

The energy released during the alpha decay of 92238U 
is:
1. 6.14 MeV
2. 7.68 MeV
3. 4.25 MeV
4. 5.01 MeV

Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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 Atomic number increases in:
1. α-decay.
2. β-decay.
3. β+-decay.
4. K-electron capture.
Subtopic:  Types of Decay |
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A force that holds two protons by the same force as the force between two neutrons in a nucleus is:
1. An electric force
2. Weak nuclear force
3. Strong nuclear force
4. Gravitational force
Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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The strong nuclear force between two nucleons:
1. is only attractive force.
2. is only repulsive force.
3. maybe attractive or repulsive in nature depending on the distance.
4. is a central force.
Subtopic:  Nuclear Binding Energy |
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The nuclear radius of a 38Li nucleus is 2.2 fm. The nuclear radius of 3064Zn is nearly:
1. 4.4 fm
2. 7 fm
3. 22 fm
4. 17.6 fm
Subtopic:  Nucleus |
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Let the average nuclear force exerted by a proton on a proton be Fpp, by a proton on a neutron be Fpn and by a neutron on a neutron be Fnn. When their separations are nearly 1 fm, then,
1. Fpp<Fpn<Fnn 2. Fpn>Fpp>Fnn
3. Fpp>Fpn>Fnn 4. Fpp=Fpn=Fnn
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A radioactive nucleus undergoes a cascade decay (i.e. two decays, one followed by another):
ABC
If each of the decays can be either α or β, then which of the following values of ZC is possible? (ZC & ZA are the atomic numbers of C & A.)
1. ZA+2
2. ZA1
3. ZA4
4. Any of the above
Subtopic:  Types of Decay |
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