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Let $m_{p}$ be the mass of proton, $m_{n}$ the mass of a neutron, $M_{1}$ the mass of a ${}_{10}^{20}{N e}$ nucleus, and $M_{2}$ the mass of a ${}_{20}^{40}{C a}$ nucleus. Then,

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The mass-defect in a nuclear fusion reaction is

0.3

per cent. The amount of energy released in one

kg

of fusion reaction is

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What is the binding energy of ${}_{14}^{29}S i$ whose atomic mass is $28.976495 u$

Mass of proton $= 1.007276 u$

Mass of neutron $= 1.008664 u$

(Neglect the electron mass) (Assume $1 u = 931.5 MeV$ )

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A nucleus

X

emits a

β

-particle to produce a nucleus

Y

. If their atomic masses are

M_{x}

and

M_{y}

respectively, then the maximum energy of the

β

-particle emitted is (where,

m_{e}

is the mass of an electron and

c

is the velocity of light)

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The binding energy per nucleon of

{{}_{8}C}^{12} = 12.0038 amu

, mass of neutron

= 1.00898 amu

and mass of proton

= 1.007599 amu

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Consider the nuclear fission,

{Ne}^{20} \to 2 {He}^{4} + C^{12}

. Given that the binding energy/nucleon of

{Ne}^{20}, {He}^{4}

and

C^{12}

are

8.03 MeV, 7.86 MeV

, respectively. Identify the correct statement:

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The ratio of the binding energies of three nuclei is

1 : 4 : 9

. If the ratio of their nuclear radii is

1 : 2 : 3

, the nuclei in the decreasing order of the stability can be arranged as

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If the binding energy of

N^{14}

7.5 MeV

per nucleon and that of

N^{15}

7.7 MeV

per nucleon, then the energy required to remove a neutron from

N^{15}

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclei>Mass-energy and Nuclear Binding Energy

Four nuclei of an element undergo fusion to form a heavier nucleus, with release of energy. Which of the two the parent or the daughter nucleus would have higher binding energy per nucleon ?

HARD

Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclei>Mass-energy and Nuclear Binding Energy

The electrostatic energy of

Z

protons uniformly distributed throughout a spherical nucleus of radius

R

is given by,

E = \frac{3}{5} \frac{Z (Z - 1) e^{2}}{4 π ε_{0} R}

. The measured masses of the neutron,

{}_{1}^{1}H, {}_{7}^{15}N and {}_{8}^{15}O

are

1.008665 u

1.007825 u, 15.000109 u and 15.003065 u

respectively. Given that the radii of both the

{}_{7}^{15}N and {}_{8}^{15}O

nuclei are same,

1 u = 931.5 MeV c^{- 2}

(

c

is the speed of light) and

\frac{e^{2}}{(4 π ϵ_{0})} = 1.44 MeV fm

. Assuming that the difference between the binding energies of

{}_{7}^{15}N a n d {}_{8}^{15}O

is purely due to the electrostatic energy, the radius of either of the nuclei is

(1 fm = 10^{- 15} m)

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Find the Binding energy per nucleon for

{}_{50}^{120}{Sn}

. Mass of proton

m_{p} = 1.00783 u

, mass of neutron

m_{n} = 1.00867 u

and mass of tin nucleus

m_{Sn} = 119.902199 u

. (take

1 u = 931 MeV

)

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From the given data, the amount of energy required to break the nucleus of aluminium ${}_{13}^{27}{Al}$ is __________ $x \times 10^{- 3} J$ .

Mass of neutron $= 1.00866 u$
Mass of proton $= 1.00726 u$
Mass of Aluminium nucleus $= 27.18846 u$
(Assume $1 u$ corresponds to $x J$ of energy)
(Round off to the nearest integer)

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The binding energy per nucleon of

{}_{5} B^{10}

8.0 MeV

and that of

{}_{5} B^{11}

7.5 MeV .

The Energy required to remove a neutron from

{}_{5} B^{11}

is (mass of electron and proton are

9.11 \times 10^{- 31} kg

and

1.67 \times 10^{- 27} kg

)

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A nucleus with mass number

240

breaks into two fragments each of mass number

120,

the binding energy per nucleon of unfragmented nuclei is

7.6 MeV

while that of fragments is

8.5 MeV

. The total gain in the binding energy in the process is :

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In a certain mass spectrometer, an ion beam passes through a velocity filter consisting of mutually perpendicular fields E and B. The beam then enters a region of another magnetic field

B^{'}

, perpendicular to the beam. The radius of curvature of the resulting ion beam is proportional to

EASY

Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclei>Mass-energy and Nuclear Binding Energy

Which of the following statement is correct?

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What is pair production?

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclei>Mass-energy and Nuclear Binding Energy

Explain the processes of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion by using the plot of binding energy per nucleon

(B E / A)

versus the mass number

A

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You are given that Mass of

{}_{3}^{7}{Li} = 7.0160 u,

Mass of

{}_{2}^{4}{He} = 4.0026 u

and Mass of

{}_{1}^{1}{He} = 1.0079 u

. When

20 g

{}_{3}^{7}{Li}

is converted into

_{2}^{4} He

by proton capture, the energy liberated, (in

kWh

), is: [Mass of nucleon

= 1 GeV / c^{2}

]

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Physics>Modern Physics>Nuclei>Mass-energy and Nuclear Binding Energy

If the binding energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom is

13.6 eV

, the energy required to remove the electron from the first excited state of

{Li}^{+ +}

is :

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Two deuterons undergo nuclear fusion to form a Helium nucleus. The energy released in this process is (given binding energy per nucleon for deuteron

= 1.1 MeV

and for helium

= 7.0 MeV

)

Let mp be the mass of proton, mn the mass of a neutron, M1 the mass of a Ne1020 nucleus, and M2 the mass of a Ca2040 nucleus. Then,

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Let $m_{p}$ be the mass of proton, $m_{n}$ the mass of a neutron, $M_{1}$ the mass of a ${}_{10}^{20}{N e}$ nucleus, and $M_{2}$ the mass of a ${}_{20}^{40}{C a}$ nucleus. Then,