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A nuclear decay is possible if the mass of the parent nucleus exceeds the total mass of the decay particles. If M(A,Z) denotes the mass of a single neutral atom of an element with mass number A and atomic number Z, then the minimal condition that the β decay

XZAYZ+1A+β-+v¯e

will occur is ma, denotes the mass of the β particle and the neutrino mass my can be neglected) :

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Important Questions on Nuclear Physics

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Two species of radioactive atoms are mixed in equal number. The disintegration of the first species is λ and of the second is λ3. After a long time the mixture will behave as a species with mean life of approximately
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In-1911, the physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms have a tiny, dense nucleus by shooting pisitively charged particles at a very thin gold foil. A key physical property which led Rutherford to use gold that it was
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Consider the following statements
(i) All isotopes of an element have the same number of neutrons
(ii) Only one isotope of an element can be stable and non-radioactive
(iii) All elements have isotopes
(iv) All isotopes of Carbon can form chemical compounds with Oxygen- 16 

The correct option regarding an isotope is

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The beta particles of a radioactive metal originate from
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The radius of a nucleus is given by r0A13 where r0=1.3×10-15 m and A is the mass number of the nucleus. The Lead nucleus has A=206. The electrostatic force between two protons in this nucleus is approximately.
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Consider the following statements (X and Y stand for two different elements)
I.  32X65 and Y6533 are isotopes.
II. X9642 and Y25 42 are isotopes.
III. X17485 and Y17788 have the same number of neutrons.
IV. X23592 and Y23594 are isobars.

The correct statements are