Stability of Nucleus
Stability of Nucleus: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Theories of Nuclear Stability, Forces Acting in the Nucleus, Mass Defect & Binding Energy etc.
Important Questions on Stability of Nucleus
The ratio of the (specific charge) values of a electron and an particle is

A new radionucleide is obtained from the radionucleide through two successive -decays followed by one -decay. The atomic number and the mass number respectively of the resulting radionucleide is

What is the binding energy (in J/mol or kJ/mol) of an electron in a metal, whose threshold frequency for photon electron is ?

The isotope decays successively to form and , The radiations emitted in these five steps are

A first order reaction takes 40 min for decomposition, the t1/2 value will be

If g of a radioactive isotope has a half-life of hrs, then the half-life of g of the same substance is

In nuclear reaction,
The mass loss is nearly 0.02 amu. Hence, the energy released (in units of million kcal/mol) in the process is approximately


The minimum energy of 1 photon that can produce an electron - positron pair is :
