Consider the nuclei of Al 27 and Cu 64 . Which of the following statements is correct?

Cu 64 nucleus has greater volume but identical density with Al 27 nucleus.

Cu 64 nucleus has greater volume but lower density than Al 27 nucleus.

Cu 64 nucleus has greater volume and higher density than Al 27 nucleus.

Cu 64 and Al 27 nuclei have identical volumes and densities.

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Consider the following statements $(X$ and $Y$ stand for two different elements $)$

$I .$ $32 X^{65}$ and ${}_{33}Y^{65}$ are isotopes.

$II .$ $42 X^{86}$ and $42 Y^{85}$ are isotopes.

$III .$ $85 X^{174}$ and $88 Y^{177}$ have the same number of neutrons.

$IV .$ $92 X^{235}$ and ${}_{94}Y^{235}$ are isobars.

The correct statements are:

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

The nuclear radius is given by

R = r_{0} A^{1 / 3},

where

r_{0}

is constant and A is the atomic mass number. Then, the nuclear mass density of

U^{238}

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Two protons are kept at separation of

10 nm

. Let

F_{n}

and

F_{e}

be the nuclear force and the electromagnetic force between them

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

In a process, certain amount of mass gets converted into energy. Let all the energy so converted be in the form of photons. If

700 \times 10^{12} Hz

is the mean frequency of the photons and if there are approximately

10^{30}

photons, what is the approximate mass that is converted into photons? (Assume

h = 6.6 \times 10^{- 34} J s, c = 3 \times 10^{8} m s^{- 1}

)

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

The energy equivalent to a substance of mass $1 g$ is

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

The ratio of mass densities of nuclei of

^{40} C a

and

^{16} O

is close to:

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Identify the correct statement(s) from among the following
(i) The constancy of the binding energy per nucleon in the range

30 < A < 170

is a consequence of the fact that the nuclear force is short ranged.
(ii) The nuclear force does not depend on the charge of nucleons.
(iii) The nuclear force is repulsive when distance between two nucleons is less than

0.8 fm

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Match the following entries related to fundamental forces and their manifestations

(a)	Nuclear force	(i)	Electromagnetic interaction
(b)	Force between sodium and chlorine ions in sodium chloride	(ii)	Gravitational interaction
(c)	Energy from the sun	(iii)	Strong interaction
(d)	Oscillations of a simple pendulum	(iv)	Weak interaction

The correct answer is

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

X

-rays are incident on a target metal atom having

30

neutrons. The ratio of the atomic radius of the target atom and

{}_{2}^{4}{He}

14^{(\frac{1}{3})}

. The atomic number of the target atom is

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Two protons are kept at a separation of

10 nm .

. Let

F_{n}

and

F_{e}

be the nuclear force and the electromagnetic force between them

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

The radius

R

of a nucleus of mass number

A

can be estimated by the formula

R = (1.3 \times 10^{- 15}) A^{1 / 3} m

. It follows that the mass density of a nucleus is of the order of:

(M_{p r o t} ≅ M_{neut} ≃ 1.67 \times 10^{- 27} kg)

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Find the energy equivalent of one atomic mass unit in Joules and in

MeV .

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

A particle of rest mass

m_{0}

is travelling, so that its total energy is twice its rest mass energy. It collides with another stationary particle of rest mass

m_{0}

to form a new particle. What is the rest mass of the new particle?

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

The energy equivalent of

1 g

of a substance is

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Density of nuclear matter is nearly

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

If radius of the

{}_{13}^{27} A ℓ

nucleus is taken to be

R_{A ℓ}

, then the radius of

_{53}^{125} T e

nucleus is:

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Which of the following elements you need to remove to form an isotone family ?

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Consider the nuclei of ${}^{27}{Al}$ and ${}^{64}{Cu}$ . Which of the following statements is correct?

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

The energy equivalent of

0.5 g

of a substance is:

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

Imagine that a reactor converts all the given mass into energy and that it operates at a power level of

10^{9} Watt

. The mass of the fuel consumed

per hour

, in the reactor, will be:
(velocity of light,

c

3 \times 10^{8} m s^{- 1}

)

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclear Physics>Properties of Nucleus - Radius, Mass, Density

If radius of the

{}_{13}^{27}A l

nucleus is taken to be

R_{A l}

then the radius of

{}_{53}^{125}{T e}

nucleus is nearly

Consider the following statements (X and Y stand for two different elements) I. 32X65 and Y6533 are isotopes. II. 42X86 and 42Y85 are isotopes. III. 85X174 and 88Y177 have the same number of neutrons. IV. 92X235 and Y23594 are isobars. The correct statements are:

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