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Question
The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of __________ present in its atom.
Options
A. neutrons
B. electrons
C. protons
D. either (b) or (c)
Correct Answer
either (b) or (c)
Nuclear Power Engineering problems
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1. Fast breeder reactors do not
Options
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.
2. In a nuclear explosion, the energy is released primarily in the form of __________ energy-
Options
A. potential
B. thermal
C. kinetic
D. electrical
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Correct Answer: kinetic
3. Which of the following is artificially produced as it does not occur in nature?
Options
A. Uranium-235
B. Uranium-233
C. Plutonium-239
D. Both (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: Both (b) and (c)
4. 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)
5. The decrease in the atomic number is not observed in case of
Options
A. electron capture
B. ?-emission
C. ?-emission
D. positron emission
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Correct Answer: ?-emission
6. Heat is generated in a nuclear reactor (thermal) by
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A. combustion of a nuclear fuel e.g. uranium.
B. fusion of atoms of uranium.
C. absorption of neutrons in uranium atoms.
D. fission of U-235 by neutrons.
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Correct Answer: fission of U-235 by neutrons.
7. The amount of a radioisotope remaining undecayed after a time equal to four times its half life, will be __________ percent.
Options
A. 3.125
B. 6.25
C. 12.50
D. 25
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Correct Answer: 6.25
8. An electron has a mass that is approximately __________ that of the proton.
Options
A. 1836 (approximately)
B. 1/1836 (approximately)
C. 1
D. ?
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Correct Answer: 1/1836 (approximately)
Explanation:
An electron has a mass that is approximately 1/1836.15267245(75) that of the proton.
9. The time taken for a radioactive element to reduce to 50% of its original weight is __________ years, if its half life period is 12 years.
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A. 24
B. 18
C. 6
D. 36
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Correct Answer: 18
10. Final product of uranium extraction plant at Jadugoda (Bihar) is
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A. uranium
B. uranium oxide
C. uranium carbide
D. magnesium diuranate
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Correct Answer: magnesium diuranate
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