Nuclear Physics
MDCAT • Physics
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1NUMS MDCAT 2024
A radioactive decay is represented by the equation below, what do and represent?
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2UHS MDCAT 2008
A certain radioactive mass decays from 64 gm to 2 gm in 20 days. What is its half - life?
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3UHS MDCAT 2008
Which device is the most efficient?
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4UHS MDCAT 2008
The cobalt is absorbed by:
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5UHS MDCAT 2008
The neutron is assumed to be made of:
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6UHS MDCAT 2008
_______ are the particles that experience Strong Nuclear force.
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7UHS MDCAT 2008
Which one is a stable element on the basis of binding energy?
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8UHS MDCAT 2008
Beta ray emitted by a radioactive substance is:
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9UHS MDCAT 2009
Ultraviolet radiations cause:
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10UHS MDCAT 2009
The emission of γ-radiations from the nucleus is generally represented by the equation:
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11UHS MDCAT 2009
If a particle of mass 5.0 mg moves with the speed of 8.0 m/sec, then the de-Broglle's wavelength will be:
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12UHS MDCAT 2009
Einstein's photoelectric equation is given by:
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13UHS MDCAT 2009
Two radioactive elements X and Y have half-lives of 25 minutes and 75 minutes respectively. Sample of X and Y initially contain equal number of atoms. After 150 minutes, what is the value of the following fraction? No. of nuclei of X unchanged/No. of nuclei of Y unchanged
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14UHS MDCAT 2009
What is the drawback of nuclear energy?
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15UHS MDCAT 2010
The SI unit of absorbed dose ‘D’ i.e. radiation effect is Gray and one Gray is equal to:
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16UHS MDCAT 2010
Decay constant ‘λ’ is given as:
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17UHS MDCAT 2010
In the half-life of an element, the equation for the number of decaying atoms is given by:
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18UHS MDCAT 2011
The transformation of a neutron into a proton in the nucleus gives rise to the emission of:
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19UHS MDCAT 2016
Energy radiation absorbed at the rate of one joule per kilogram is called:
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20UHS MDCAT 2016
Sodium-24 is used for:
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21UHS MDCAT 2016
Radioisotopes that are used to combat cancer of the thyroid gland are:
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22UHS MDCAT 2016
The relation between the decay constant ‘λ’ and the half-life T12 of a radioactive substance is:
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23UHS MDCAT 2016
Emission of γ-rays from radioactive elements results in:
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24UHS MDCAT 2016
Thorium is transformed after the transmission of a beta particle into:
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25UHS MDCAT 2017
The mass of Radium atom decreases by 8.6 x 10-3 kg, mass defect equivalent to energy is:
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26UHS MDCAT 2017
The quantity of uranium is 400g, the amount of uranium left after 3 half lives is:
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27UHS MDCAT 2017
What will be Z:
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28UHS MDCAT 2023
The relation between gray and rad is given as: 1 Gy = ______ rad
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29UHS MDCAT 2024
An artificial radioactive element can be made by bombarding.
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30PMDC MDCAT 2025
The time in which half of the given number of radioactive nuclei decay is known as
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31PMDC MDCAT 2025
After 3 half-lives, the remaining fraction of a radioactive sample is:
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32PMDC MDCAT 2025
The protons in the nucleus of an atom DO NOT exit out due to
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33
The skin cancer can be caused by :
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34
Which of the following electromagnetic radiation has the highest penetrating power?
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35
A 40g radioactive material is placed in a chamber, having a half-life of 20 days. How much will be left after 80 days:
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36
When two negative beta particles are emitted from a nucleus, then the mass number:
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The force responsible for binding the nucleus is:
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38
For skin cancerous cells diagnostic, the radioisotopes used is
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39
The size and location of tumors in the brain determined by
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40
If the mass of the body is 80 kg who receives a lethal whole body equivalent dose of 400 Gy. Then how much is absorbed.
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41Balochistan MDCAT 2024
Which of the following isotope of hydrogen is unstable?
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42Balochistan MDCAT 2024
Let T be the half-life of a certain radioactive element and N0 be the number of atoms present in the sample at t=0. After time 3T, what percent of atoms present at t=0 will have decayed?
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43Balochistan MDCAT 2024
Which of the following statements is correct: I. nuclear radiation with the least penetrating power has the most ionization power II. nuclear radiation with the most penetrating power has the least ionization power
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44Balochistan MDCAT 2024
A slow neutron will cause fission in ?
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45Balochistan MDCAT 2024
Mass number of an atom represents the number of
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46KPK MDCAT 2024
Gamma ray camera can observe radiations from the .............. that are concentrated in the organs.
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47KPK MDCAT 2024
λ is a ............ constant.
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48KPK MDCAT 2024
Mass number A refers to ..............
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49FMDC MDCAT 2024
Cancerous thyroid is treated
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50FMDC MDCAT 2024
If the half-life of any radioactive nucleus is 0.693 years, what will be the value of decay constant?
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51
The strength of a radiation source is indicated by its activity measured in Becquerel. So, 10 Becquerel is equal to _ decay per second.
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52UHS MDCAT 2024
Which of the following is NOT the Somatic biological effect of radiation?
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53UHS MDCAT 2024
If we have "N₀" number of any radioactive element then after a period of "n" half-lives the number of atoms left behind is:
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54UHS MDCAT 2024
The unit of decay constant is;
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55UHS MDCAT 2024
An artificial radioactive element can be made by bombarding.
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56Sindh MDCAT 2024
In law of radioactive decay N = Ne, the ratio N No is called:
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57Sindh MDCAT 2024
The proton number of a nucleus increases after emission of:
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58Sindh MDCAT 2024
In the equation of nuclear decay p^1 → →n^1 + x , x is:
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59Sindh MDCAT 2024
The binding energy of a deuteron (IH) is 2.3 MeV, its binding energy per nucleon will be:
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60Sindh MDCAT 2024
In radioactivity, the product of half-life T1/2 and decay constant (4) is equal to:
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61Balochistan MDCAT 2022
When a radioactive nucleus emits a gamma radiation then the mass number of atom is:
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62Balochistan MDCAT 2022
Radio isotopes can be formed by bombardment with which particles:
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63Balochistan MDCAT 2022
In an experiment count rate of a sample of a radioactive element tale from 400 counts per second to 50 counts per second in 50 minutes. What is the half-life of radioactive element?
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64FMDC MDCAT 2022
Skin burns, loss of hair, drop in white blood cells, etc are examples of:
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65FMDC MDCAT 2022
The half-life of caron is 5730 years. How much carbon will be left after 22920 years?
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66FMDC MDCAT 2022
The half-life of Iodine-31 is
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67KPK MDCAT 2022
For the treatment of cancer, the source of gamma rays used is:
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68KPK MDCAT 2022
In physics it ia observed that when matter and anti-matter combine, they form
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69KPK MDCAT 2022
Which one is the stable element in the following:
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70KPK MDCAT 2022
Curie is the unit of?
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71KPK MDCAT 2022
Which one is not the unit of radioactivity?
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72KPK MDCAT 2022
Radioactivity does not depend upon:
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73KPK MDCAT 2022
Which radiation cannot be generated under electron transitions in different orbits?
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74KPK MDCAT 2022
The half life of a radioactive sample predicts about
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75UHS MDCAT 2022
The half-life of Strontium (Sr) is 8.70 hours. Its decay constant is:
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76UHS MDCAT 2022
It has been observed that Thorium (_90234)Th is transformed into Protactinium (_91234)Pa after the emission of particle:
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77UHS MDCAT 2022
A low energy neutron has RBE factor of 10. How much energy is absorbed by a man of mass 80 Kg if the value of equivalent dose is 400 rem?
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In nuclear reaction, 7N14 + 2He4 -> 8O17+_ the missing particle is:
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79Sindh MDCAT 2022
Half life of a radioactive sample is given by:
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80Sindh MDCAT 2022
According to the law of radioactive decay, the rate of disintegration is directly proportional to:
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81Balochistan MDCAT 2023
When a nucleus emits beta particle, its mass number remains constant but charge number increases by:
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82Balochistan MDCAT 2023
A low energy neutron has RBE factor of 10. How much energy is absorbed by a man of mass 80 Kg. if the value of equivalent dose is 400 rem?
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At the end of 14 min, 1/16 of a sample of radioactive Polonium remains. The corresponding half-life is:
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The decay constant of sodium (Na) is 0.0000128 /s. The half-life of sodium is:
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85Sindh MDCAT 2023 (Retake)
The process of natural decay of some heavy nuclides is because of the phenomenon.
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At the end of 15 min, 1/32 of a sample of radioactive polonium remains. The corresponding half-life is:
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87
Radioactive kcSr has a half-life of 30 years. What percent of a sample of kcSr will remain after 90 years?
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88
The half-life of a radioactive element is 100 days. How much quantity of the 88 g of such element will remain after 3 half-lives:
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89UHS MDCAT 2023
The decay rate of radioactive substance is:
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90UHS MDCAT 2023
The SI unit of equivalent dose is:
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Skin burn, loss of hair, drop in white blood cell and induction of cancer are example of _ of radiation:
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92FMDC MDCAT 2023
The rate of radioactive decay is directly proportional to the stability of the:
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93FMDC MDCAT 2023
The unit of radio activity is curie which is equal to:
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94Sindh MDCAT 2023
Half-life of radon gas is:
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95Sindh MDCAT 2023
In beta positive decay, the nuclear number is:
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96Sindh MDCAT 2023
Radiations are dangerous to living organisms because they damage the cell by:
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While using radiation therapy, cancerous thyroid is treated with _ radioisotope.
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The number of neutrons present in a nucleus is determined by:
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_ are such nuclei of an element that have the same atomic number Z, but have different mass number.
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Which of the following is the region with the greatest stability of a nucleon?
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Which of the following particles experience the strongest nuclear force?
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The X in the given nuclear equation is 94Be+42He—>126C + X
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In the given diagram, different parts of a nuclear reactor are shown.Which of the following correctly identifies the labeled part "Q" in the above diagram?
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Cosmic radiations come from
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The Uranium nucleus 23892U emits an alpha-particle to become thorium, which then emits a beta-particle to become protactinium. What is the proton number (atomic number) of protactinium?
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A sample of radioactive substance contains No nuclei. How many of these nuclei will have decayed after a time interval of two half-lives?
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107FMDC MDCAT 2015 FMDC MDCAT 2014
The turbine in a steam power takes steam from a boiler at 427°C and exhaust into a low temperature reservoir at 77°C. What is the maximum possible efficiency?
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108FMDC MDCAT 2014
The turbine in a steam power takes steam from a boiler at 427°C and exhausts into a low-temperature reservoir at 77°C. What is the maximum possible efficiency?
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109FMDC MDCAT 2014
Identify the main type (s) of nuclear reactors:
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The half-life T1/2, of a radioactive element is that period in which _ of the atoms decay.
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111FMDC MDCAT 2014
Identify the isotope/s of Helium.
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112FMDC MDCAT 2015
Identify the main type(s) of nuclear reactors:
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113FMDC MDCAT 2015 FMDC MDCAT 2014
A reaction in which a heavy nucleus like that of uranium splits up into two nuclei of roughly equal size along with the emission of energy during the reaction is called a:
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The half-life T of a radioactive element is that period in which _ of the atoms decay.
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115FMDC MDCAT 2015
Identify the isotope/s of Helium:
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116FMDC MDCAT 2015
A nucleus consists of nucleons comprising of protons and neutrons. A proton has a positive charge equal to and has a mass:
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117FMDC MDCAT 2015 FMDC MDCAT 2014
If a process cannot be retracted in the backward direction by reversing the controlling factors. It is a/an:
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118ETEA MDCAT 2013
A zirconium nucleus is a ß-emitter. The product nucleus is also a ß-emitter. What is the final resulting nucleus of these two decays?
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In the nuclear reaction shown below what is the value of the coefficient?92U235+ 0n1_ = 56Kr89+γon1 + 200MeV
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When a gamma photon is entered into the nucleus it:
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For two down quarks, the total charge is:
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The level of radiation to which the human body can be exposed is _ times the radiation from natural sources.
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In medical diagnosis for precise internal imaging of brain, _ radiographs are used.
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124FMDC MDCAT 2018
The charge on the neutron is:
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Alpha rays are nuclear radiation. They are the same as the _ nuclei.
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In water pipes _ is used to detect leakages.
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127ETEA MDCAT 2017
A radioactive substance has a half-life of 60 minutes. During 3 hours, the percentage of the material that decayed would be:
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128ETEA MDCAT 2017
A stationary nucleus has nucleon number A. The nucleus decays by emitting a proton with speed “v” to form a new nucleus with speed u. The new nucleus and the proton move away from one another in opposite directions. Which equation gives “v” in terms of A and u?
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129ETEA MDCAT 2019
An α-particle is accelerated through a potential difference of 106 volts, K.E is:
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130ETEA MDCAT 2018
Two radioactive samples 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 have half-lives of 3 hours and 7 hours respectively. If they have the same activity at certain instant 𝑡, what is the ratio of the number of atoms of 𝑆1 to 𝑆2 at instant 𝑡?
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131ETEA MDCAT 2018
A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 3 days. The time after which its activity is reduced to 6.25% of its original activity is:
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132ETEA MDCAT 2018
The activity of a certain nuclide is governed by the relation ∆𝑁/∆𝑡= −𝜆𝑁 where 𝜆 = 2.4 × 10−8𝑠−1. What is the half-life of the nuclide?
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133ETEA MDCAT 2018
The nuclear equation shown has a term missing. What is represented by the missing term?
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134ETEA MDCAT 2018
Which particle is a fundamental particle?
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135ETEA MDCAT 2018
Which combination of up (u) and down (d) quarks forms a neutron?
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136UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)
Which of the following has maximum ionizing power?
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137UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)
The half-life of radium is about 1600 years. If 100 g radium exists now, 25 g will remain undecayed after:
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138UHS MDCAT 2013
The emission of radiation from radioactive substances is:
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139UHS MDCAT 2013
Which one of the following emissions takes place in the nuclear reaction? 90Th234 → 91Pa232 + _ + 20n1
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140UHS MDCAT 2013
Isotopes are those nuclei of an element that have:
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141UHS MDCAT 2013
10 Joules of energy is absorbed by a 10-gram mass from a radioactive source. What is the absorbed dose?
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142UHS MDCAT 2013
The emission of alpha particles from a radioactive substance causes:
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143UHS MDCAT 2013
Among the three types of radioactive radiation, which has the strongest penetration power?
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144UHS MDCAT 2013
In a cloud chamber, the path of β-particles is:
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145UHS MDCAT 2014
What is the absorbed dose ‘D’ of a sample of 2 kg which is given an amount of 100 J of radioactive energy?
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146UHS MDCAT 2014
Three paths of radioactive radiation are observed as shown in the figure in the presence of an electric field. Which type of radiation is shown in path 1?
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147UHS MDCAT 2014
A radioactive isotope ‘W’ decays to ‘X’ which decays to ‘Y’ and ‘Y’ decays to ‘Z’ as represented by the figure below. What is the change in the atomic number from ‘W’ to ‘Z’?
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148UHS MDCAT 2014
A naturally occurring radioactive element decays into two alpha particles. Which one of the following represents the status of the daughter element concerning the mass number ‘A’ and charge number ‘Z’?
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149UHS MDCAT 2014
A Uranium isotope 92U232 undergoes one α–decay and two β-1 – decay. What is the final product?
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150UHS MDCAT 2014
A beta (β) particle is a fast-moving electron. During a β – decay how does the atomic number and mass number of a nucleus change?
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151UHS MDCAT 2014
Which one of the following isotopes of Iodine is used for the treatment of thyroid cancer?
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152UHS MDCAT 2011
For the radiotherapy of a patient, it is required to double the absorbed dose in gray. What step must be taken?
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153UHS MDCAT 2011
Which of the following is used to estimate the circulation of blood in a patient?
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154UHS MDCAT 2011
Which one of the following particles is emitted as a result of the following nuclear reaction?Ra226 → Rn222
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155UHS MDCAT 2011
The ratio of the rate of decay of a parent atom to the number of radioactive nuclei present at that time is equal to:
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The transformation of a neutron into proton in the nucleus, gives rise to emission of:
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157UHS MDCAT 2011
The half-life of a radioactive element is:
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158UHS MDCAT 2011
The ionizing capability of gamma rays is:
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159UHS MDCAT 2012
Which of the following effects is observed due to the emission of β- during the phenomenon of radioactivity?
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160UHS MDCAT 2012
The isotope of Iodine-131 is used in the treatment of:
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161UHS MDCAT 2012
In a radioactive phenomenon observation is shown in the figure where α deviates less than β in some electric or magnetic field (not shown in the figure). What is the reason for less deviation?
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162UHS MDCAT 2012
Which of the following is the unit of absorbed dose?
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163UHS MDCAT 2012
The half-life of sodium-24 is _ which is used to estimate the volume of blood in a patient.
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164UHS MDCAT 2012
A radioactive nuclide decays by emitting an alpha particle, a beta particle, and a gamma ray photon, the change in the nucleon number will be:
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165UHS MDCAT 2012
What is the charge on alpha particles emitted during the phenomenon of radioactivity?
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166UHS MDCAT 2015
In Wilson Cloud Chamber which of the following tracks represented β-particles?
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167UHS MDCAT 2015
Sodium 24 has a half-life of 15 hours and it is used in medicine to estimate:
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168UHS MDCAT 2015
In fluid flow, for the equation of continuity A1v1 = A2v2. If the velocity of the fluid at one end is doubled, then what will be the cross-sectional area at this end?
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169UHS MDCAT 2015
Cobalt 60 is used in medicine and is an intense source of:
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170UHS MDCAT 2015
During the decay of radioactive isotopes 232X90 to a stable isotope, six α-particles and four β - particles are emitted, what is the atomic number ‘Z’ and mass number ‘A’ of the stable isotopes?
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171UHS MDCAT 2015
A certain radioactive nuclide of mass number ‘x’ decays by β-emission and α-emission to a second nuclide of mass number ‘t’. Which of the following correctly relates ‘x’ and ‘t’?
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172UHS MDCAT 2015
In the reaction, 234Th92 → 234Y91 + 0e-1, the electron 0e-1 emits from the:
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Which type of radiation do explosions give off?
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The product of the charge on two down quarks is:
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X-rays are absorbed by:
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What is the charge of the up quark?
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Sunlight consists of:
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_ time is required for all atoms to decay.
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The ionization power of _ ray is the highest.
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When one electron strikes with one proton, both will:
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The atomic mass unit is the unit of:
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Isotopes of an element have different numbers of:
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A sample of a radioactive element with an initial mass of 24 g decays to 3 g in 36 minutes. How much of the original sample remained after the first 12 minutes?
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The angular momentum of a photon is:
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Ozone is an isotope of:
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A beta particle is a _.
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Beta decay means the emission of an electron from:
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How many down quarks are there in neutrons?
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The phenomenon of radioactivity is:
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An element X with A=14 and Z=6 has how many neutrons?
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The down quark has a charge:
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1 Rutherford is equal to:
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"The convection process transfers heat faster than radiation".
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A radioactive decay rate of 3.7 x 1010 disintegrations per second defines the unit of measurement known as the:
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1 Curie is equal to:
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Which rays need medium to travel?
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Coherent source of light means:
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Find the probability that the nucleus of 87Ra 221 undergoes decay after three half-lives if it's a radioactive substance with a half-life of 6 days.
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If a nucleus absorbs a photon, the energy of the nucleus:
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The radius R of a nucleus is given by:
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A radioactive element emits 200 particles per second. After three hours 25 particles per second are emitted. The half-life period of the element will be:
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The radioactive element when decays to the first half life the new element is called:
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Which ion represents alpha particles?
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What will be the product after the alpha decay of U238?
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The half-life of radium is about 1600 years. Of 100 g of radium existing now, 25 g will remain unchanged after:
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The half-life of a radioactive substance is 40 years. How long will it take to reduce to one-fourth of its original amount and what is the value of decay constant?
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What is the fraction of atoms left after the 10 half-life of a substance?
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The unit for absorption power is:
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What is the atomic number and mass number of Helium?
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The fusion reaction is almost _ times stronger than the fission reaction.
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The spin of quarks is:
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If the nuclear radius of Al -27 is 3.6 fm, the approximate nuclear radius of Cu-64 in fm is:
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Isotopes of an element have a different number of:
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Radon-222 has 136 neutrons, how many neutrons are there in Radon-220?
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A radioactive sample with a half life of 1 month has the label : “Activity=2 micro curies on 1.8.1991." What will be its activity two months later?
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Isotopes mean the elements have the same:
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Isotopes means the addition of additional _ in the same proton number.
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If alpha, beta, and gamma rays carry the same momentum, which has the longest wavelength?
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The nuclear force is :
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The proton and antiproton collision will result in:
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The radiations all around us are called _ radiations.
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The unstable atom means:
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SI unit of equivalent dose is:
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When deuterium and tritium fuse together they form?
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Which of the constants is not related to radiation?
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T1 and T2 are the half-lives of two radioactive elements of decay constant A, and Az respectively then the value of T,/Tz is .......?
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Which isotope has the highest momentum when moving with the same velocity?
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The particle that possesses half-integral spin has?
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Wave nature of electron is similar to?
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Whenever new nuclei are formed energy is _.
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How many milligrams of tritium will remain after 49.2 years if the starting amount is 32 mg? The half-life of tritium is 12.3 years.
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To start a fusion reaction, the energy required is _.
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The core of earth is hot due to _.
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Which element is used to absorb gamma radiations?
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Which rays have highest mass
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What is the S.I. unit of radioactivity?
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Which of the following is the same for isotopes?
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What is the half-time of a radioactive sample (in minutes), if its mean life is 200 s?
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Which reaction is endothermic?
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The quarks are fundamental particles. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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One isotope of Uranium is U-238. Any other isotope of Uranium must have
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A material is made with two different shapes; which surface will absorb more heat in less time?
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Uranium-238 forms thorium-234 after radioactive decay and has a half-life of 4.5 x 109 years. How many years will it take to decay 75% of the initial amount?
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What will be the decay constant of substance whose half life is 1 hour. Give your answer in (sec^-1).
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The total charge on any nucleus is _.
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UV radiation is formed by bombarding gas molecules with _.
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Centrifuge is used to purify _.
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In fission reactions when the nucleus breaks, heat energy is _.
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Which particle has dual nature?
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The radius R of a nucleus is given by
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If a nucleus with 198 atomic masses releases an alpha particle, its new mass becomes _.
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252
The radiation reached on earth by sun is:
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Scattering is a process involving
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The control rods in a nuclear reactor control the reaction by
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Radioactive material decays by simultaneous emission of two particles with half-lives of 1620 and 810 years. What is the time, in years, after which one-fourth of the material remains?
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256
If two particles collide with one anti particle the resultant will give
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For an unknown element X the wavelength recorded is 2.9x10A-2 m, the half life of element is _ years
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The radioactive isotope of Carbon is
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Wave nature of He atom is similar to
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1 rutherford is equal to
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The process by which a heavy nucleus splits up into lighter nuclei is known as:
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The deuterium atom has _ quarks
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If 238U decay two gamma particles the new atomic number will be?
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The forces of friction causes:
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X-rays were discovered in:
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Atom is neutral because it has equal number of?
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Radioactive waste is used as:
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The charge on gamma rays is:
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The SI unit of absorbed dose is:
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The effect of nuclear bomb radiation lasts for:
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The star which is very hot will emit:
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Beta-decay means emission of electron from:
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A sample of F-18 is used internally as a medical diagnostic tool to look for the effect of the positron decay (T1/2 = 110 min), how long does it take for 99% of the F-18 to decay?
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The artifacts and fossils are used to estimate ages by measuring _ content.
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Which radiation is used in greenhoue effect?
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Isotopes of an element have different number of
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_ are such nuclei of an element that have the same mass number A, but have different charge number Z.
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The numbers of neutrons present in a nucleus is given by:
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Radiotherapy used in the treatment of cancer usually use gamma-rays from:
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The half-life of a radioactive substance is 5 minutes. The amount of substance decayed in 20 min will be:
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The half-life of Au-198 is 2.7 days. What will be the activity of 1 mg of Au-198?
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If a person is irradiated accidently by high radiation, what immediate effects would be seen?
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Half-life of radioactive element means:
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Absorbed dose, D, is defined as the energy absorbed from ionization radiation per unit?
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The speed of photons in vacuum is _ than in liquid water?
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The half life of a radioactive element is?
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The nucleus of what element, is made up of more neutrons than protons?
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As the mass number increases, which of the following does not change?
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Half life of radioactive nuclide is 20 hours. What fraction of original activity will remain after 40 hours?
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The units of Wein's constant is _.
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The charge on electron is equal to:
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The reason that white light is not harmful radiation is that:
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If the decay constant is recorded 2.3x10-4 m as half life of 14C, the half life of element is _ years.
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In gold foil experiment incident radiation on gold nuclei were scattered by:
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In fusion reaction of sun which element isotopes are used:
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The ionization power of _ ray is highest.
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Which water is used to reduce the speed of fast moving neutrons?
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1 barn is a unit of area having the magnitude of:
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Which of the constant is not related to radiation?
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lf crops are grown under greenhouse radiation the crops will _.
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According to Bohr's principle, what is the relation between the principal quantum number and the radius of the orbit?
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The atomic ratio between U-238 and U-234 in a sample is 1.8 x 104. The half-life of U-234 is 2.5 x 105 years. Find the half-life of U-238.
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If two bodies have same temperature the rate of heat transfer between them is
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Which element has three isotopes?
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After a certain lapse of time, the fraction of radioactive polonium is found to be 12.5% of the initial quantity. If the half-life of polonium is 138 days, then the duration of time-lapse is _days.
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In the annihilation process _are produced.
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The number of neutrons present in a nucleus is determined by _.
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The wavelength of beta rays is measured by the _.
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The electron emitted in β-radiation originates from where?
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Which of the following is a rapid process?
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The question is as follows:
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A sample of a radioactive element with initial mass of 24 gm decayed to 3 gm in 36 minutes. How much of the original sample remained after the first 12 minutes?
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An Ionic atom which is equivalent to a hydrogen atom has a wavelength equal to 1/4th of hydrogen lines is?
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The half-life of a radio-active element is that period in which half of the atoms?
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X-rays are immediately absorbed by:
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317Sindh MCAT NTS 2016 SMBBMC Lyari
Which of the following shows maximum penetration?
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Which of the following does not leave any trace in a Wilson cloud chamber?
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Radiation therapy used to treat cancer uses:
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The atomic nucleus does not contain:
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Wave nature of electron resembles:
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Which radiation has the maximum ionization power?
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A proton 'down' quark has a value of:
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A proton 'up' quark has a charge of:
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A black body _ black body radiation.
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Which one of the following particles has the highest mass?
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The number of quarks in a Hydrogen atom is:
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The number of down quarks in a proton is:
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Radiations falling from the sun on the earth are:
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Which of the following is not a quark:
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The total number of quarks are:
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The number of neutrons emerged out in a single nucleus during fission reaction are:
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When gamma photon is entered in nucleus it
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A radioactive source has a half-life of 80s. How long will it take for 7/8 of the source to decay?
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A nucleus emits an α- particle, followed by two β- particles. The final nucleus will be:
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87Ra221 is a radioactive substance having half-life of 4 days. Find the probability that a nucleus undergoes decay after two half-lives.
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The anti-particle of quark is _.
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338PMC Practice Test 5 2021
An atom would be neutral if it has equal number of:
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339PMC Practice Test 5 2021
An electron cannot reside inside a nucleus is explained by:
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The down quark has charge _.
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341PMC Practice Test 5 2021
White rays can produce x-rays.
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342PMC Practice Test 5 2021
What will be the product of the beta decay of C-14?
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343PMC Practice Test 4 2021
The ratio of mass of electron to neutron is:
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344PMC Practice Test 4 2021
A particle radioisotope has a half-life of 5 days. In 15 days, the probability of decay in percentage will be:
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are such nuclei of an element that have the same mass number A, but have different charge number Z.
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346PMC Practice Test 4 2021
The nucleus shape is considered to be:
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347PMC Practice Test 4 2021
Which is not radioactive?
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348PMC Practice Test 4 2021
The half-life of Uranium is:
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349UHS MDCAT 2018
Calculate the half life of Bismuth-214 which has a decay constant of 4.3 x 10-4 s-1:
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350UHS MDCAT 2018
Calculate the activity (decaying atom per unit time) of radioactive strontium - 90 having 6.7 x 1021 atoms at t = 0. Decay constant of strontium - 90 is 8.3 x 10-10 s-1
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351PMC Practice Test 3 2021
If a proton, alpha particle, and photon moving with the same velocity enter a uniform magnetic field, then which particle will deflect more?
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352PMC Practice Test 3 2021
The source of gamma radiation is:
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353PMC Practice Test 3 2021
The activity of a radioactive substance changes from 8000 Bq to 1000 Bq in 12 days. What is the half-life of the radioactive substance?
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354PMC Practice Test 3 2021
Protons and neutrons are composed of smaller particles called:
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355PMC Practice Test 3 2021
What is the maximum electron energy in a neutron beta-decay?
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356PMC Practice Test 3 2021
Which of the following is different for isotopes?
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The black body always _ radiation.
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358PMC Practice Test 3 2021
Which of the following is made up of more neutrons than protons?
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359PMC Practice Test 2 2021
C14 has a half-life of 5700 years. At the end of 11400 years, the actual amount left is?
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360PMC Practice Test 2 2021
When the nucleus of an unstable atom emits only gamma radiation, the nucleus must:
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361PMC Practice Test 2 2021
Which one of them is a type of emission?
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362PMC Practice Test 2 2021
Which of the following is a radioactive substance?
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363PMC Practice Test 2 2021
The nuclear forces are considered as?
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364PMC Practice Test 2 2021
What will happen in a time of 7 hours, if a radioactive substance has an average life of 7 hours?
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365PMC Practice Test 2 2021
Centrifuge is used to purify?
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366PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022
The fast-moving electrons stopped by a heavy metallic target in an evacuated glass tube, give rise to the production of:
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The total mass of protium deuterium and tritium is _ more than three H atoms.
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368PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022
Minimum energy required for pair production is:
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369PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022
Which metal is used to detect radioactivity?
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370PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022
Which radiation is used in smoke detectors?
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371PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022
The source of x-rays generation is:
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Radiations are classified by its _ nature.
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373PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022
Three types of radioactive elements are emitted when unstable nuclei undergo radioactive decay. Which of the following is not one of them?
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374UHS MDCAT 2019
In relation, which quantity is represented by λ?
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Which of the following substances cannot be emitted by radioactive substances during their decay?
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The number of protons in the nucleus is called _ number.
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what is the maximum electron energy in neutron beta decay
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Half life of Au-198 is 2.7 days what will be the activity of 1 mg of Au-198
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Iodine-131 is used to trace which cancer:
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Half life of a radiation active element is that period in which half of the atoms
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The half life of U-238 against alpha decay is 4.5 x 109 years, find the activity of 1 kg of U-238:
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What is the maximum electron energy in neutron beta decay?
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What is the unit of decay constant?
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384Sindh MCAT NTS 2019
Which particle (marked A) is obtained in the following nuclear reaction?4Be9 + 2He4 -> 6C12 + A
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385
In Nuclear Physics the mass defect is referred to _.
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If 92 U 235, decays by emitting two α one β and two γ -rays the new daughter element is = _.
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Particles which can be added to the nucleus of an atom without changing its chemical properties are:
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A lithium nucleus contains 3 protons and 4 neutrons. What is its atomic number?
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Species of the same element that have the same atomic number “Z” but have different mass number “A” are called _ of that element.
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390
Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiations are emitted from a radioactive substance:
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391
A factory buys 100 kg of radioactive chemical witha half life of 5 years which decays to a stable compound. How much of the chemical will still be radioactive in 10 years time?
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Alpha rays are nuclear radiations. They are in fact same as _ nuclei.
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393NUMS MDCAT 2019
If u and d represent up quark and down quark respectively then composition of Proton and Neutron can be written as:
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Emission of an alpha particle from a radioactive element.
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395NUMS MDCAT 2020
4.5 x 109 years is the half-life of:
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Beta particles are the particles emitted from the _ of an atom.
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397Sindh MCAT NTS 2017
Nucleus with an excess of neutrons may decay radioactivity with the emission of:
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398Sindh MDCAT 2023 (Retake) Sindh MCAT NTS 2017
The lightest element which exhibits radioactivity is:
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399Sindh MCAT NTS 2017
In nuclear reactions, we have the conservation of:
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400Sindh MDCAT 2023 (Retake) Sindh MCAT NTS 2017
When describing the isotopes of the same element, the most accurate statement is that they have:
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is also known as anti-electron.
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A _ is a positively charged particle with properties similar to the α-particle. Its mass is one fourth and charge is one half of that of an α-particle. It is smaller in size and carries less energy at the same velocity.
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are very high-energy electromagnetic radiations of the extremely short wavelength emitted from the nuclei of radioactive atoms originating from the high energy transitions of the nucleons in the nuclei.
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404Sindh MCAT NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
When we measure the nuclear masses and compare them with the masses of the constituent nucleus in free states, the mass of the nucleus is always less than the mass of the constituent nucleons. The difference in mass is known as:
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405
While using radiation therapy, cancerous thyroid is treated with _ radioisotope:
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406PMDC MDCAT 2020
There are initially 400 atoms in a radioactive sample. What would be the number of atoms after 3 half - life?
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407Sindh MCAT NTS 2016 DUHS and JSMU
Identify the schematic representation of Fission Process from the following options?
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408
During the process of nuclear disintegration, when beta particle emission occurs, atomic no. of the atom changes by _ and the mass number changes by _.
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Five words are shown below:Farthest Universe Spontaneously Photon InfiniteThese words can be used in the spaces P, Q, R, S, and T to complete the sentences below.The _P_ is a stable particle and therefore it does not decay _Q_ into any other particle. Its lifetime is, therefore, _R_ so long it does not undergo interaction with other particles, and is why photons are supposed to be reaching our earth from _S_ distances of the universe. Thus most of our information regarding the _T_ is carried by photons.
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410Sindh MCAT NTS 2016 DUHS and JSMU
Gamma rays are emitted from nuclei of radioactive atoms. They are nothing but:
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411Sindh MCAT NTS 2018
The phenomenon in which certain elements emit invisible radiations is called:
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412Sindh MCAT NTS 2018
During radioactive decay of a nucleus zXA, β emission takes place along with the daughter nucleus. Because of this beta particle emission, the mass number (A) of the parent nucleus:
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413Sindh MCAT NTS 2018
The process of natural decay of some heavy nuclides is because of the phenomenon:
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414Sindh MCAT NTS 2018
Let X be a radioactive element having No nuclei. The time required to decay this element to one half of its initial number No is known as:
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415Sindh MCAT NTS 2018
In free states, the mass of the nucleus is always:
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416Sindh MCAT NTS 2014 DUHS and JSMU
The detection and estimation of an element in a mixture is sometimes nearly impossible, if it is present in very minute traces or if it’s chemical properties are very similar to those of other elements in the mixture. An effective technique is developed for these purposes is known as?
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417Sindh MCAT NTS 2014 DUHS and JSMU
Sodium nucleus consists of 11 protons and 12 neutrons. The conventional symbol of this nucleus is?
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418Sindh MCAT NTS 2013 DUHS and JSMU
The half-life of 14C is approximately 5,730 years, while the half-life of 12C is essentially infinite. If the ratio of 14Cto 12C in a certain sample is 25% less than the normal ratio in nature, how old is the sample?
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419Sindh MCAT NTS 2013 DUHS and JSMU
A nucleus consists of 19 protons and 20 neutrons. The conventional symbol of this nucleus is
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420Sindh MCAT NTS 2012 DUHS and JSMU
The half-life of C14 is about:
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421
To remove the huge amount of heat energy in a nuclear reactor, _ is/are used.
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422Sindh MCAT NTS 2012 DUHS and JSMU
Fusion and fission reactions are associated with:
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423Sindh MCAT NTS 2011 DUHS and JSMU
A nucleus consists of 11 protons and 12 neutrons. The conventional symbol of nucleus is:
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424Sindh MCAT NTS 2011 DUHS and JSMU
Radiation can cause:
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425
Which of the following is the percentage of the original quantity of radioactive material left after five half–lives approximately?
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426NUMS MDCAT 2020
Why is the total mass of all individual protons and neutrons in a nucleus greater than the mass of the nucleus which they constitute?
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427UHS MDCAT 2019
What is the quark composition of a Proton?
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428
Which of the following is the percentage of the original quantity of a radioactive material left after five half–lives approximately.
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429
Radioactive elements emit:
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430
Which of the following is the pair of isobars?
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431
An element whose atomic number is same but mass number is different is called:
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432
The chemical properties of elements depend on _.
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433UHS MDCAT 2019
Heavy nucleus of atoms go through fission so that they can:
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434
The half-life of a radioactive element depends upon:
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435NUMS MDCAT 2020
Half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. If 20mg is present initially. How much iodine is left behind after 2 half-lives?
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436
Which of the following is an instrument for monitoring radiations:
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437
An alpha particle is ejected from the nucleus of an atom. Which of the following answers describes the change in the nucleus of the atom?
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438
A body of mass of 2kg absorbed 10 J of radioactive radiations. The absorbed dose of radiation in rad is:
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439
A body at temperature T radiates heat according to relation:
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440PMC Practice Test 2 2021
X-ray is the reverse process of:
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441
Radiation can cause _.
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442
The existence of positron was discovered in the:
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443
The charge of a photon is:
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444
A nucleus consists of nucleons comprising of protons and neutrons. A proton has a positive charge equal to _ and has a mass of _.
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445UHS MDCAT 2018What is the name of the energy which is released when an atom is formed from its constituent particles?