12 -PHY-UNIT- 08(1/3)1

Physics M.

(083---100)

Palanichamy
Time: 1.00 Hour]

8.NUCLEAR PHYSICS

[Max Marks: 50
(20 x 1 = 20)

PART-I : ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. The atomic nucleus was discovered by

(a) John Dalton (b) J.J.Thomson
2. Protons and neutrons are called
(a) nucleons
(b) baryons
3. Mass of a proton is equal to
(a) 1.67 x 10-27 kg
(b) 1.007276 amu
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4. 6C and 8O pair is an examples of
isotopes
(b) isotones
5. The empirical relation for nuclear radius is
(a) R ro A 3

(c) Earnest Ruther Ford

(c) hyperons

(d) Neils Bohr

(d) nucleons as well as baryons

(c)1836 times the mass of an electron

(d) all the above

(a)
(d) isomers

(c) isobars

(b) R r A 3
o

(c) R ro3 A

(d)

R ro A 3
6. The distance the closest approach of alpha particle is
(a) equal to the nuclear radius
(c) is equal to 10-15 m
7. The nuclear density

(a) is a constant for all the elements

(b) a measure of nuclear radius

(d) none of the above
(b) directly proportional to

A3

(c) directly proportional to A

(d) decreases as A increases
8. Choose the correct answer:
(a) the density of nucleus is 1.816 x 1017 kg m-3 (b) charge of a proton is +1.602 x 10-19 C
(c)
mass of a neutron is 1.008665 amu
(d) all the above are correct
9. Select the wrong statement:
(a) 1 amu = 931 MeV
(b) BE/A is maximum for 26Fe56
(c) 1 J =1.602 x 10-19 eV
(d) mass spectrometer can measure only the mass of an atom not of the nucleus
10. Choose the correct answer:
(a) the maximum value of BE/A is 8.8 MeV (b) the average BE/A between A = 40 and 120 is 8.5 MeV
(c) BE/A for uranium is about 7.6 MeV
(d) all the above
11. Choose the correct statement: In Bain Bridge spectrometer,
(a) positive ions are produced in a discharge tube
(b) only ions of particular velocity is selected
(c) the distance between opening S3 and the black dot is equal to 2R
(d) all the above are correct
12. Strong nuclear force is
(a) not equal for (p-p) pairs and (n-n)
(b) 1030 times greater than the gravitational force
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(c) a short range force of range 10 m.
(d) is a fundamental force of nature.
13. Madame Marie Curie discovered
(a) radium
(b) polonium
(c) radium and polonium
(d) none of the above
14. The wrong statement is:
(a) the radioactive phenomenon is not affected by external agents
(b) the radioactive phenomenon was discovered by Henri Becquerel
(c) the radioactive phenomenon is a spontaneous process
(d) the element having Z = 82 is radioactive

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12 -PHY-

UNIT-08(1/3)..2
15. Alpha rays
(a) are helium nucleus
(b) having ionizing power 100 times greater than that of - rays
(c) have ionizing power 10,000 times greater than that of -rays
(d) all the above
16. The velocity of -particles is
(a) 1/10 times C
(b) 0.3 C
(c) 0.99 C
(d) 0.3 C to 0.99 C
17. When ______ rays fall on barium platino cyanide fluorescence is produced
(a) -particle
(b) -particle
(c) - rays
(d) all the above
18. The radioactive displacement law was framed by
(a) Soddy and Fajan
(b) Rutherford and Soddy
(c)Rutherford and Fajan
(d) Milliken
19. Select the correct statement:
(a) 1 curie = 3.7 x 1010 becqurel
(b) half life of 7N13 * is 10.1 minute
(c) Artificial radioactivity was discovered by Irene Curie in 1934
(d) all the above are correct
20. During the radioactive disintegration of 88Ra226 into 86Rn222 the energy released is
(a) zero
(b) 0.187 MeV
(c) 1.87 MeV
(d) 200 MeV
PART-II:
15)

Answer all the five of the following

(5 x 3 =

21. Show that the nuclear density is almost a constant for all the nuclei.
22. Obtain the relation between half life period and decay constant.
23. What is artificial transmutation? Give an example.
24. Give the applications of radio isotopes in the field of agriculture.
25. Mention the precautions to be taken, for those who are working on radiation laboratories.
PART-III: Answer the following
5)

(1 x 5 =

26. State and explain the radioactive displacement law with relevant examples.
PART-IV:

Answer the following

(1 x 10 = 10)

27. Discuss the discovery of neutron and give the properties of neutron.

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d

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d

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b

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b

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b

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a

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- 36775)