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In which of the following nuclear reactions, the product is incorrectly matched ?

  1. $ _{96}Cm^{242}(\alpha, 2n) _{97}Bk^{243}$

  2. $ _5B^{10}(\alpha, n) _7N^{13}$

  3. $ _7N^{14}(n, p) _6C^{14}$

  4. $ _{14}Si^{28}(d, n) _{15}P^{29}$


Correct Option: A

A proton and an alpha particle having same momentum enter a magnetic field at right angles to it. If $r _1$ and $r _2$ be their radii respectively then value of $r _1 /r _2$ is : 

  1. $1$

  2. $2$

  3. $1/2$

  4. $1/4$


Correct Option: B

$A5\times 10^{-4}\overset {o}{A}$ photon produces an electron-positron pair in the vicinity of a heavy nucleus. Rest energy of electron is 0.5 11 MeV. If they have the same kinetic energies, the energy of each particle is nearly

  1. 1.2 MeV

  2. 12 MeV

  3. 120 MeV

  4. 1200 MeV


Correct Option: B

If mass-energy equivalence is taken into account, when water is cooled to form ice, the mass of water should

  1. increase

  2. remain unchanged

  3. decrease

  4. first increase then decrease


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Because thermal energy decreases, therefore mass should increase.

If 1mg of ${ U }^{ 235 }$ is completely annihilated, the energy liberated is

  1. $\quad 9\times { 10 }^{ 10 } J$

  2. $\quad 9\times { 10 }^{ 19} J$

  3. $\quad 9\times { 10 }^{ 18} J$

  4. $\quad 9\times { 10 }^{ 17} J$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$E={ mc }^{ 2 }={ 10 }^{ -6 }\times \left( 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 } \right) ^{ 2 }={ 10 }^{ -6 }\times 9\times { 10 }^{ 16 }=9\times { 10 }^{ 10 }J$

One milligram of matter convert into energy will give

  1. $90 joule$

  2. $9\times { 10 }^{ 3} joule$

  3. $9\times { 10 }^{ 5} joule$

  4. $9\times { 10 }^{ 10} joule$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$E={ mc }^{ 2 }={ 10 }^{ -3 }\times{ 10 }^{ -3 } \left( 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 } \right) ^{ 2 }=9\times { 10 }^{ 10 }J$

The mass and energy equivalent to $1 amu$ are respectively

  1. $1.67\times { 10 }^{ -27 }gm$, $9.30 MeV$

  2. $1.67\times { 10 }^{ -27 }kg$, $930 MeV$

  3. $1.67\times { 10 }^{ -27 }kg$,$ 1 MeV$

  4. $1.67\times { 10 }^{ -34 }kg$, $1 MeV$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

1 amu
It is defined as one twelfth of the mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state.


Mass of 1 mole C atoms $= 12 gms$
$1\ amu = $$ \cfrac{12}{12 \times 6.023 \times 10^{23}} = 1.66 \times 10^{-27} kg$

Energy equivalent, $E = mc^2 =1.66 \times 10^{-27} kg \times (3 \times 10^8)^2$$ = 930\ MeV$

If an electron and positron annihilate, then the energy released is

  1. $3.2\times { 10 }^{ -13 } J$

  2. $1.6\times { 10 }^{ -13 } J$

  3. $4.8\times { 10 }^{ -13 } J$

  4. $6.4\times { 10 }^{ -13 } J$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Energy of electron $={ m } _{ e }{ c }^{ 2 }$
Energy of positron $={ m } _{ p }{ c }^{ 2 }$
${ m } _{ e }$ = ${ m } _{ p }$, $ c=$ speed of light.

Thus according to conservation of energy released $=2{ m } _{ e }{ c }^{ 2 }$$=2\times 9.1\times { 10 }^{ -31 }\left( 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 } \right) ^{ 2 }=1.6\times { 10 }^{ -13 } Joules.$

The rest energy of an electron is

  1. $510 KeV$

  2. $931 KeV$

  3. $510 MeV$

  4. $931 MeV$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rest energy of an electron $=m _{ e }{ c }^{ 2 }$
Here $m _{ e }=9.1\times { 10 }^{ -31 }kg$ and $C$ = velocity of light

$\therefore$ Rest energy $=9.1\times { 10 }^{ -31 }\times\left( 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 } \right) ^{ 2 }joule$

                         $=\displaystyle \frac { 9.1\times { 10 }^{ -31 }\times \left( 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 } \right) ^{ 2 } }{ 1.6\times { 10 }^{ -19 } } eV\simeq 510KeV$

1mg of matter convert into energy will give

  1. $90$ joule

  2. $9\times { 10 }^{ 3 }$ joule

  3. $9\times { 10 }^{ 5 }$ joule

  4. $9\times { 10 }^{ 10 }$ joule


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$E=m{ c }^{ 2 }=10^{ -3 }\times { 10 }^{ -3 }\times { \left( 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 } \right)  }^{ 2 }= 9\times { 10 }^{ 10 }J$