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The mass number of a nucleus is equal to...

The mass number of a nucleus is equal to

A

the number of neutron in the nucleus

B

the number of protons in the nucleus

C

the number of nucleous in the nucleus

D

none of them

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  2. Choose the correct option

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  3. The mass number of a nucleus is equal to

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  4. The mass number of a nucleus is.

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  5. If the nuclear radius of .^27 A1 is 3.6 Fermi, the approximate nuclear...

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  6. Two nuclei have their mass numbers in the ratio of 1:3. The ratio of t...

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  7. The graph of 1n (R/R0) versus 1n A (R = radius of a nucleus and A = it...

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  8. Atomic weight of boron is 10.81 and it has two isotopes .5 B^10 and .5...

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  9. An element A decays into element C by a two-step process : A rarr B ...

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  10. Which of the following is correct regarding nucleus forces?

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  11. Two protons are kept at a separation of 10 nm. Let Fn and Fe be the nu...

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  12. Two nucleons are at a separation of 1 xx 10^-15 m. The net force betwe...

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  13. Size of nucleus is of the order of

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  14. Which of the following is correct regarding binding enegry of nucleus?

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  15. Mass defect of an atom refers to

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  16. Mp denotes the mass of a proton and Mn that of a neutron. A given nucl...

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  17. A nucleus .Z^A X has mass represented by M(A, Z). If Mp and Mp denote ...

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  18. The masses of neutron and proton are 1.0087 a.m.u. and 1.0073 a.m.u. r...

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  19. If M is the mass of a nucleus and A is its mass number, then (M -A)/(M...

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  20. As the mass number A increases, the binding energy per nucleon in a nu...

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