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The decrease in the atomic number is not observed in case of
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A. electron capture
B. ?-emission
C. ?-emission
D. positron emission
Correct Answer
?-emission
Nuclear Power Engineering problems
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1. Gas cooling as compared to water cooling of nuclear reactors
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A. can not attain a high temperature.
B. is more efficient as gas has a higher specific heat.
C. can produce only saturated steam for feeding to power turbine.
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: none of these.
2. The atomic number of a radioactive element is not changed, when it emits __________ rays.
Options
A. ?
B. ?
C. ?
D. ? & ?
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Correct Answer: ?
3. Spent fuel from the nuclear thermal reactor contains
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A. fission products
B. plutonium
C. unused fuel
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) & (c)
4. Commercial power generation from fusion reactor is not yet possible, because
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A. it is difficult to control fusion reaction.
B. the fuel required (e.g. deuterium and tritium) is scarce.
C. it is difficult to initiate fusion reaction.
D. quantity of fuel required for initiating fusion reaction is prohibitively high.
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Correct Answer: it is difficult to control fusion reaction.
5. Molten sodium (as a coolant in fast breeder reactor)
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A. can't attain high temperature at normal pressure.
B. is not at all corrosive, even at a higher temperature.
C. is highly radioactive at elevated temperatures and can cause explosion, when it comes in contact with air or water.
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: is highly radioactive at elevated temperatures and can cause explosion, when it comes in contact with air or water.
6. Out of the followingplaces, a nuclear power plant is not located at
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A. Talcher (Orissa)
B. Kaiga (Karnataka)
C. Rawatbhata (Rajsthan)
D. Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)
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Correct Answer: Talcher (Orissa)
7. Which of the following is artificially produced as it does not occur in nature?
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A. Uranium-235
B. Uranium-233
C. Plutonium-239
D. Both (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: Both (b) and (c)
8. In a nuclear explosion, the energy is released primarily in the form of __________ energy-
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A. potential
B. thermal
C. kinetic
D. electrical
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Correct Answer: kinetic
9. Fast breeder reactors do not
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A. use Th-232 as fissile fuel.
B. convert fertile material to fissile material.
C. use fast neutrons for fission.
D. use molten sodium as coolant.
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Correct Answer: use Th-232 as fissile fuel.
10. The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of __________ present in its atom.
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A. neutrons
B. electrons
C. protons
D. either (b) or (c)
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Correct Answer: either (b) or (c)
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