An α-particle of 5 MeV energy strikes with a nucleus of uranium at stationary at a scattering angle of 180o. The nearest distance up to which α-particle reaches the nucleus will be of the order of:
(1) 1 Å               

(2) 10-10 cm 

(3) 10-12 cm      

(4) 10-15 cm

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A neutron with velocity V strikes a stationary deuterium atom. Its kinetic energy changes by a factor of 
(1) 1516             

(2) 12

(3) 21               

(4) None of these

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The sun radiates energy in all directions. The average radiations received on the earth surface from the sun is 1.4 kilowatt/m2.The average earth- sun distance is 1.5×1011 metres. The mass lost by the sun per day is
(1 day = 86400 seconds) 
(a) 4.4×109 kg          (b) 7.6×1014 kg
(c) 3.8×1012 kg         (d) 3.8×1014 kg

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The binding energy per nucleon of O16 is 7.97 MeV and that of O17 is 7.75 MeV. The energy (in MeV) required to remove a neutron from O17 is 
(a) 3.52                 (b) 3.64
(c) 4.23                 (d) 7.86

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The rest energy of an electron is 0.511 MeV. The electron is accelerated from rest to a velocity 0.5 c. The change in its energy will be
(1) 0.026 MeV           

(2) 0.051 MeV

(3) 0.079 MeV           

(4) 0.105 MeV

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For uranium nucleus how does its mass vary with volume

(1) mV          

(2) m1/V

(3)  mV       

(4) mV2

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In the nuclear fusion reaction H12+H13He24+n given that the repulsive potential energy between the two nuclei is -7.7×10-14 J, the temperature at which the gases must be heated to initiate the reaction is nearly
[Boltzmann’s constant k=1.38×10-23 J/K)
(a)109 K            (b) 107 K
(c) 105 K           (d)  103 K

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A nucleus with mass number 220 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

(1) 4.4 MeV             

(2) 5.4 MeV

(3) 5.6 MeV             

(4) 6.5 MeV

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The half life of radioactive Radon is 3.8 days. The time at the end of which 1/20 th of the Radon sample will remain undecayed is
(Given log10e=0.4343
(a) 3.8 days               (b) 16.5 days
(c) 33 days                (d) 76 days

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If 10% of a radioactive material decays in 5 days, then the amount of original material left after 20 days is approximately
(1) 60%             

(2) 65%

(3) 70%             

(4) 75%

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