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MODERN PUBLICATION-NUCLEI-REVISION EXERCISES (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. नाभिक का द्रव्यमान सदैव उनके घटक न्यूट्रॉनों और प्रोट्रॉनों के द्रव्यम...

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  2. Briefly describe the working of a nuclear reactor

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  3. ऐल्फा क्षय , बीटा क्षय तथा गामा क्षय को विस्तार से समझाइयें ।

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  4. How many alpha and beta-particles are emitted when U-238 changes to Pb...

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  5. State the law of radioactivity and hence, show that N=N(0)e^(-lambda ...

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  6. (a) Draw a graph showing the variation of binding energy per nucleon (...

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  7. State the law of redioactive decay. Plot a graph showing the number (N...

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  8. In a typical unclear reaction, e.g. ""(1)^(2)H+""(1)^(2)H to ""(2)^(...

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  9. The half life of a radioactive substance is 20s. Calculate (i) the dec...

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  10. What is meant by activity of a radioactive substance? Write its SI uni...

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  11. A radiactive nucleus 'A' undergoes a series of decays according to the...

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  12. (a) What are isotones? (b) A overset(alpha) to A(1) overset(beta) t...

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  13. Draw a graph between potential energy of a pair of nucleons and separa...

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  14. The voltage applied across the cathode and anode of an X-ray generatin...

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  15. नाभिकीय संलयन और नाभिकीय विखण्डन के बीच विभेद कीजिए |

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  16. (a) Distinguish between isotopes and isobars, giving one example for e...

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  17. Draw the curve showing the variation of binding energy per nucleon as ...

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  18. What is the role of controlling rods in a nuclear reactor ?

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  19. यूरेनियम के परमाणु के विखण्डन से कितनी ऊर्जा होती है?

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  20. नाभिकीय विखण्डन की परिभाषा लिखिए।

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