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Q1) Choose the most appropriate op on. Cu ng / overwri ng is not allowed: 6 Marks
i) When α-par cle is emi ed from any nucleus, its mass number ____ and its charge number ____.
A) Increases by 2, increases B) Decreases by 4, C) Decreases by 4, D) Increases by 4, decreases
by 2 increases by 2 decreases by 2 by 2
ii) In nuclear fission reac on, when the products are Xe and Sr, the number of neutrons emi ed is ____
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A) 3 B) 4 C) 2 D) 1
iii) Energy given out per nucleon in p-p reac on is ____ MeV
A) 5.2 B) 6 C) 6.4 D) 7.7
iv) The ac vity of radioac ve sample
A) is constant B) increases with me C) Decreases linearly with D) Decreases exponen ally
me with me
v) The building blocks of protons and neutrons are called:
A) Ions B) Electrons C) Positron D) Quarks
vi) Mass of meson is ____
A) Greater than proton B) Less than proton C) Equal to proton D) Equal to neutron

Q2) Write short answers of ANY FIVE (05) of the following: 10 Marks
i) A par cle which produces more ioniza on is less penetra ng. Why?
ii) What is meant by cri cal mass?
iii) Differen ate between Baryons and Mesons.
iv) If a decay constant of a radioac ve isotope is 0.3465hr , what will be its half-life?
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v) If nucleus has a half life of 1 year, does it mean that it will be completely decayed a er two years? Explain.
vi) If someone accidentally swallows an α-source and a β -source, which would be more dangerous to him?
Explain, why?

Give explanatory answer of ANY ONE of the following: 4 Marks

3) A 75kg person receives a whole body radia on dose of 24m-rad, delivered by α-par cles for which RBE
factor is 12. Calculate the absorbed energy in joules.
4) What is radioac vity? Discuss emission of α, β and γ par cles from radioac ve nuclei.

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