THAKUR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE

SUB: CHEMISTRY NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY (HOME WORK)

Q1 Deuterium nucleus contains , _______

a) Ip + In b) Ip + Ie c) 2p + 0p d) 2p + 2n
Q2 Bombardment of aluminium by -particle leads to its artificial disintegration in two ways, (I) and (II) as shown products X , Y and Z
respectively are,
27
13 Al II
30
15 P+Y
I
30
14 Si + X 30
14 Si + Z
a) Proton neutron, position b) Neutron, position, proton c) Proton ,position, neutron d) Position, proton , neutron
Q3 Nuclear reactivity of Na and Na+ is same because both have, ____________
a) same electron ad proton b) same proton & same neutron c) different electron & proton d) different proton &neutron
Q4 The binding energy of 8O16 is 127 MeV. Its binding energy per nucleon is _______
a) 0.794 MeV b) 1.5875 MeV c) 7.94 MeV d) 15.875 MeV
Q5 Which of the following is radioactive element ______
a) sulphur b) Polonium c) Tellurum d) Selenium
Q6 The  - particle s identical with ________
a) Helium nucleus b) Hydrogen nucleus c) Electron d) Proton
Q7 The radiations from a naturally occurring radio element as seen after deflection in a magnetic field in one direction are __
a) definitely -rays b) Definitely  - rays c) Both  and  rays d) either  or  rays
Q8 During  - decay ___
a) an atomic electron is ejected c) A part of binding of the nucleus is converted into an electron
b) an electron which is already present within the nucleus is ejected. d) a neutron in the nucleus decays emitting an electron
Q9 Calculate mass defect in the following reaction ______
2 3 4 1
1H + 1H 2He + 0n (Given : mass H2 = 2.014 , H3 = 3.016 , He = 4.004, n = 1.008 amu
a) 0.018 amu b) 0.18 amu c) 0.0018 amu d) 1.8 amu
Q 10 The end product of (4n + 2) radioactive disintegration series is _____________
a) 82Pb208 b) 82Pb206 c) 82Pb207 d) 83Bi210
Q 11 In the nuclear reaction 92 U → 82 Pb the number alpha and beta particles decayed are
238 206

a) 4 , 3 b) 8 , 6 c) 6 , 4 d) 7 , 5
Q 12 The reaction which disintegrates neutron is emitted (which completes first)
a) 6Am240 + 2He4 → 97 Bk244 b) 15P30 → 14 Si30 + 1e0 c) 8C12 + 1H1 → 1N13 d) 13Al27 + 2He4 → 15P30
Q 13 Radioactivity of neptunium stops when it is converted to __
a) Bi b) Rn c) Th d) Pb
Q 14 Neutrons are obtained by, __________
a) Bombarment of Ra with -particles b) Bombardment of Be with -particles c) Radioactive disintegration of uranium
d) None of these
Q 15 If uranium (mass no 238 and atomic no 92) emits  - particles, the product has mass number and atomic number_______
a) 234 , 90 b) 236 , 92 c) 238 , 90 d) 236 , 90
Q 16 A radioactive element gets spilled over the floor of a room. its half-life period is 30 days. If the initial activity is ten times the
permissible value , after how many days will it be safe to enter the room_____
a) 1000 days b) 300 days c) 10 days d) 100 days
Q 17 The half - life period of a radioactive element is 140 days. After 560 days , one gram of the element will reduce to _____
a) 1/2 g b) 1/4 g c) 1/8 g d) 1/16 g
Q 18 8 g of the radioactive isotope , cesium - 137 were collected on February 1 and kept in a sealed tube, On July 1, it was found that only
0.25 g of it remained. so the half - life period of the isotope is _________________
a) 37.5 days b) 30 days c) 25 days d) 50 days
Q 19 Half - life of a radioactive element is 100 yr. The time in which it disintegrates to 50% of its mass will be ____________
a) 50 yr b) 200 yr c) 100 yr d) 25 yr
Q 20 Hydrogen bomb is based on the phenomenon of____________
a) nuclear fission b) Nuclear explosion c) Nuclear fusion d) disintegration
 THAKUR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE

SUB: CHEMISTRY NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY (CLASS WORK)

Q1 X Y Z W In the above sequence of reaction, the elements which are isotopes of each other are
a) X & Y b) Y & Z c) X & Z d) none of these
Q2 An element 96X227 emits 4α & 5β particles to form new element Y. then atomic number and mass number of Y are
a) 93 ; 211 b) 211 ; 93 c) 212 ; 88 d) 88 ; 211
Q3 The phenomenon of radioactivity arises from the
a) Binary fission b) Nuclear fusion c) Stable nuclei d) Decay of unstable nuclei
Q4 For the nuclear reaction
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12 Mg + 1 D 2 →  + ? then mission nuclide is
22 23 23 26
a) 11 Na b) 11 Na c) 11 Mg d) 12 Mg
Q5 What happens when α-particle is emitted
a) Mass number decreases by 12 unit, atomic number decreases by 4 units
b) Mass number decreases by 4 unit, atomic number decreases by 2 units
c) Only mass number decreases d) only atomic number decreases
12 3
Q6 6C & 1T are formed in nature due to the nuclear power plant is
a) 7N14 b) 6C13 c) 2He4 d) 3Li6
Q7 The reaction which disintegrates neutron is emitted (which completes first)
a) 96Am240 + 2He4 → 97Bk244 + 1e0 b) 15P30 → 14Si30 + 1e0 c) 6C12 + 1H1 → 7N13 d) 19Al27 + 2He4 → 15P30
Q8 For the fission reaction 92U + 0n → 50Ba + nE + 0n
235 1 140 x 1

The value of x and y will be

a) x = 93 & y= 34 b) x =92 & y = 35 c) x = 89 & y = 44 d) x = 94 & y = 36
Q9 The number of α & β particles emitted during the transformation of 90Th232 to 82Pb208 are respectively
a) 4 , 2 b) 2 , 2 c) 8, 6 d) 6 , 4
Q 10 The highest binding energy per nucleon will be for
a) Fe b) H2 c) O2 d) U
Q 11 Consider the following nuclear reactions, M →yxN + 224He
238
92
x
y N →AAL + 2 +
The number of neutrons in the element L is a) 140 b) 144 c) 142 d) 146
Q 12 In the radioactive decay 92X232 → 89Y220 how many α and β particles are ejected from X to form Y

a) 3α and 3β b5α and 3β c) 3α and 5β d) 5α and 5β

Q 13 The half –life period of radium is 1580 years, It remains 1/16 after the year
a) 1580years b) 3160 years c) 4740 years d0 6320 years
Q 14 A freshly prepared radioactive source of half-life 2hours emits radiations of intensity which is 64 times the permissible safe level. The
minimum time after which it would be possible to work safely with this source is
a) 6 hours b) 12 hours c) 24 hours d) 128 hours
Q 15 The decay constant of a radioactive sample is ‘’.The half-life and mean life of the sample are respectively.
1 In 2 In 2 1 1  1
a) , b) , c)  In 2 , d) ,
     In 2 
Q 16 87.5% decomposition of a radioactive substance completes in 3 hours. What is the half-life of that substance
a) 2 hours b) 3 hours c) 90minutes d) 1 hour
Q 17 The half-life of a radioisotope is four hours. If the initial mass of the isotope was 200 g. the mass remaining after 24 hours undecayed
is
a) 3.125 g b) 2.084 g c) 1.042 g d) 4.167 g
Q 18 The half-lie of a radioactive element is 10 hours. How much will be left after 4 hours in 1 g atom sample
a) 45.6 x 1023 atoms b) 4.56 x 1023 atoms c) 4.56 x 1024 atoms d) 4.56 x 1025 atoms
Q 19 If the disintegration constant of an isotope is 1.237 x 10–4 year – 1 , then its half-life period will be,
a) 280 years b) 560 years c) 5600 years d) 2800 years
Q 20 The age of most ancient geological formation is estimated by
a) Potassium – Argon method b) Carbon – 14 dating method c) Radium – silicon method d) Uranium – Lead method