Nucleons are a collection of

  • electrons and protons
  • electrons and neutrons
  • protons and neutrons
  • protons and positrons

The mass of neutron and proton is

  • equal
  • unequal
  • zero
  • undetermined

The process of emission of natural radiation from some elements is called

  • radioactivity
  • degeneracy
  • transmutation
  • radio transmutation

C-14: C-12 ratio in a fossil bone is found to be 1/4th that of the ratio in the bone of an animal. The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years, the approximate age of the fossil is

  • 12460 years
  • 11460 years
  • 13590 years
  • 14580 years

The nucleus contains protons and neutrons which are collectively termed as

  • nucleons
  • protons
  • atoms
  • electrons

The number of protons in the nucleus is called

  • neutron number (N)
  • atomic number (Z)
  • atomic mass number (A)
  • electron number (E)

The greatest ionization power is possessed by

  • beta particles
  • gamma particles
  • neutrons
  • alpha particles

The temperature at the center of the sun is

  • 50 million kelvin
  • 20 million kelvin
  • 30 million kelvin
  • 40 million kelvin

In the air, the alpha particle has a range of several

  • centimeters
  • thousand meters
  • hundred meters
  • meters

The radiation emitted from uranium salt can

  • DE stable the electrons
  • break the protons
  • make the protons
  • ionize the gas

In beta decay the nucleon number

  • decreases by 1
  • increases by 1
  • increases by 2
  • remains unchanged

The greatest penetration power is of which one?

  • gamma rays
  • alpha rays
  • beta rays
  • neutrons

The lifetime of unstable nuclei is

  • limited
  • unlimited
  • 100 years
  • 50 years

The process in which two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus is called

  • fusion reaction
  • fission reaction
  • radioactivity
  • transmutation

If the half-life of the radioactive element is T1/2 then at the end of this time the number of atoms in the sample will become

  • one quarter
  • double
  • half
  • triple

The simplest atom with a single proton is of

  • nitrogen
  • helium
  • carbon
  • hydrogen

The activity of 1 gram of radium is

  • 3.73 × 104 MBq
  • 4.58 × 104 MBq
  • 1.69 × 104 MBq
  • 2.56 × 104 MBq

The word atom is derived from the Greek word

  • antimum
  • atomis
  • otomos
  • optium

For curing cancerous tumors and cells, doctors use

  • radioactive cobalt-60
  • radioactive cobalt-80
  • radioactive cobalt-90
  • radioactive cobalt-50

As compared to electron, a proton is about

  • 1936 times lighter
  • 1836 times lighter
  • 1936 times heavier
  • 1836 times heavier

The atoms of an element which have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons in their nuclei are known as

  • ions
  • isotopes
  • radiant
  • electrons

The positive charge in an atom was concentrated in

  • nucleus
  • shells
  • outside shells
  • between shells

The time during which half of the unstable radioactive nuclei disintegrate of the sample of a radioactive element is called the

  • full life
  • half life
  • double life
  • quarter life

The cosmic radiation consists of

  • protons and electrons
  • alpha particles
  • larger nuclei
  • all of above

The spontaneous process in which a parent unstable nuclide changes into a more stable daughter nuclide with the emission of radiations is called

  • nuclear radioactivity
  • nuclear transmutations
  • nuclear radioisotopes
  • nuclear ionization

The safe level of radiation exposure per year is

  • 1.0 rem
  • 2.0 rem
  • 5.0 rem
  • 4.0 rem

To create a shower of secondary radiation, the cosmic radiation interacts with

  • atoms
  • electrons
  • protons
  • neutrons

In each fission event, the energy released is about

  • 100 MeV
  • 300 MeV
  • 400 MeV
  • 200 MeV

The half-life of a radioactive element is 10 minutes. If the initial count rate is 368 counts per minute, then the time for which count rate reaches 46 counts per minute would be?

  • 30 minutes
  • 40 minutes
  • 15 minutes
  • 23 minutes

Radiations burn mainly due to

  • alpha radiations
  • beta radiations
  • gamma radiations
  • beta and gamma radiations
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