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List-I shows different radioactive decay processes and List-II provides possible emitted particles. Match each entry in List-I with an appropriate ent...
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A heavy nucleus Q of half-life 20 minutes undergoes alpha-decay with probability of 60% and beta-decay with probability of 40%. Initially, the number ...
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In a radioactive sample, $${}_{19}^{40}K$$ nuclei either decay into stable $${}_{20}^{40}Ca$$ nuclei with decay constant 4.5 $$ \times $$ 10-10 per ye...
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An accident in a nuclear laboratory resulted in deposition of a certain amount of radioactive material of half-life 18 days inside the laboratory. Tes...
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The electrostatic energy of Z protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus of radius R is given by $$E = {3 \over 5}{{Z(Z - 1){e^2}} \...
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Match the nuclear processes given in Column I with the appropriate option(s) in Column II: ...
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If $$\lambda$$Cu is the wavelength of K$$\alpha$$ X-ray line of copper (atomic number 29) and $$\lambda$$Mo is the wavelength of the K$$\alpha$$ X-ray...
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The correct statement is
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The kinetic energy (in keV) of the alpha particle, when the nucleus $$_{84}^{210}Po$$ at rest undergoes alpha decay, is
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Match List I of the nuclear processes with List II containing parent nucleus and one of the end products of each process and then select the correct a...
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What is the maximum energy of the anti-neutrino?
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If the anti-neutrino had a mass of 3 eV/c2 (where c is the speed of light) instead of zero mass, what should be the range of the kinetic energy, K, of...
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The wavelength of the first spectral line in the Balmer series of hydrogen atom is 6561 $$\mathop A\limits^o $$. The wavelength of the second spectral...
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A diatomic molecule has moment of inertia I. By Bohr's quantization condition, its rotational energy in the nth level (n = 0 is not allowed) is
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It is found that the excitation frequency from ground to the first excited stat of rotation for the CO molecule is close to $${4 \over \pi } \times {1...
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In a CO molecule, the distance between C (mass = 12 amu) and O (mass = 16 amu), where 1 amu $$ = {5 \over 3} \times {10^{ - 27}}$$ kg, is close to...
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The speed of the particle, that can take discrete values, is proportional to
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In the core of nuclear fusion reactor, the gas becomes plasma because of
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Assume that two deuteron nuclei in the core of fusion reactor at temperature T are moving towards each other, each with kinetic energy 1.5 kT, when th...
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Results of calculations for four different designs of a fusion reactor using D-D reaction are given below. Which of these is most promising based on L...
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A radioactive sample S1 having activity of 5 $$\mu$$Ci has twice the number of nuclei as another sample S2 which has an activity of 10 $$\mu$$Ci. The ...
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Which one of the following statements is WRONG in the context of X-rays generated from a X-ray tube?
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The quantum number n of the state finally populated in He$$^+$$ ions is :
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The wavelength of light emitted in the visible region by He$$^+$$ ions after collisions with H atoms is
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The ratio of the kinetic energy of the $$n=2$$ electron for the H atom to that of He$$^+$$ ion is
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Electrons with de-Broglie wavelength $$\lambda$$ fall on the target in an X-ray tube. The cut-off wavelength of the emitted X-rays is

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JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 2 Online
In a radioactive decay chain reaction, ${ }_{90}^{230} \mathrm{Th}$ nucleus decays into ${ }_{84}^{214} \mathrm{Po}$ nucleus. The ratio of the number ...
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Suppose a $$_{88}^{226}Ra$$ nucleus at rest and in ground state undergoes $$\alpha $$-decay to a $$_{86}^{222}Rn$$ nucleus in its excited state. The k...
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Consider a hydrogen-like ionized atom with atomic number $$Z$$ with a single electron. In the emission spectrum of this atom, the photon emitted in th...
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An electron in a hydrogen atom undergoes a transition from an orbit with quantum number $${n_i}$$ to another with quantum number $${n_f}$$. $${V_i}$$ ...
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$${}^{131}{\rm I}$$ is an isotope of Iodine that $$B$$ decays to an isotope of Xenon with a half-life of $$8$$ days. A small amount of a serum labell...
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A hydrogen atom in its ground state is irradiated by light of wavelength 970$$\mathop A\limits^o $$.Taking hc = 1.237 $$\times$$ 10$$-$$6 eVm and the...
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The isotope $$_5^{12}B$$ having a mass 12.014 u undergoes $$\beta $$-decay to $$_6^{12}C$$. $$_6^{12}C$$ has an excited state of the nucleus ($$_6^{12...
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For a radioactive material, its activity A and rate of change of its activity R are defined as $$A = - {{dN} \over {dt}}$$ and $$R = - {{dA} \over {...
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An electron in an excited state of Li2+ ion has angular momentum $${{3h} \over {2\pi }}$$. The de Broglie wavelength of the electron in this state is ...
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Consider a hydrogen atom with its electron in the nth orbital. An electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 90 nm is used to ionize the atom. If the kin...
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A nuclear power plant supplying electrical power to a village uses a radioactive material of half life T years as the fuel. The amount of fuel at the ...
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A freshly prepared sample of a radioisotope of half-life 1386 s has activity 103 disintegrations per second. Given that ln2 = 0.693, the fraction of t...
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A proton is fired from very far away towards a nucleus with charge Q = 120e, where e is the electronic charge. It makes a closest approach of 10 fm to...
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To determine the half-life of a radioactive element, a student plots a graph of $$\ln \left| {{{dN(t)} \over {dt}}} \right|$$ versus t. Here, $${{dN(t...

MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)

JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 1 Online
The binding energy of nucleons in a nucleus can be affected by the pairwise Coulomb repulsion. Assume that all nucleons are uniformly distributed insi...
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In an X-ray tube, electrons emitted from a filament (cathode) carrying current I hit a target (anode) at a distance d from the cathode. The target is ...
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A particle of mass m moves in circular orbits with potential energy V(r) = Fr, where F is a positive constant and r is its distance from the origin. I...
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A free hydrogen atom after absorbing a photon of wavelength $$\lambda $$a gets excited from the state n = 1 to the state n = 4. Immediately after that...
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In a radioactive decay chain, $${}_{90}^{232}Th$$ nucleus decays to $${}_{82}^{212}Pb$$ nucleus. Let $${N_\alpha }$$ and $${N_\beta }$$ be the number ...
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Highly excited states for hydrogen-like atoms (also called Rydberg states) with nuclear charge Ze are defined by their principle quantum number n, whe...
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A fission reaction is given by $$_{92}^{236}U \to _{54}^{140}Xe + _{38}^{94}Sr + x + y$$, where x and y are two particles. Considering $$_{92}^{236}U$...
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The radius of the orbit of an electron in a hydrogen-like atom is 4.5a0, where a0 is the Bohr radius. Its orbital angular momentum is $${{3h} \over {2...
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 1 Offline
Assume that the nuclear binding energy per nucleon (B/A) versus mass number (A) is as shown in the figure. Use this plot to choose the correct choice(...
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