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Write short notes on : (iii) nuclear fission.

Important Questions on Nuclear Physics

HARD
12th West Bengal Board
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 6
Write short notes on : (iv) nuclear fusion.
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 7
(i) What is nuclear fission?
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12th West Bengal Board
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 7
(ii) How does it differ from nuclear fusion?
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12th West Bengal Board
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 7
In which of the two processes more energy is liberated at the expense of same mass of fuel. Explain.
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12th West Bengal Board
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 8
What do you know about radio-carbon dating ?
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12th West Bengal Board
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 9
Use the basic law of radioactive decay to show that radioactive nuclei follow an exponential decay law. Hence obtain a formula for the half-life of a radioactive nuclide in terms of its disintegration constant.
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12th West Bengal Board
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 10
Draw the general shape of the plot of the binding energy per nucleon versus the mass number of different nuclei. Hence explain why we must expect a release of nuclear energy during (i) nuclear fission.
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 22 - Nuclear Physics>EXERCISE 22>Q 10
Draw the general shape of the plot of the binding energy per nucleon versus the mass number of different nuclei. Hence, explain why we must expect a release of nuclear energy during (ii) nuclear fusion.