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  • Question
  • The new nucleus formed after ?-decay of a radioactive element has


  • Options
  • A. less atomic number
  • B. less atomic weight
  • C. more atomic number
  • D. more atomic weight

  • Correct Answer
  • less atomic number 


  • Nuclear Power Engineering problems


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    • 1. Isotopes of an element have different

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    • A. mass number
    • B. electronic configuration
    • C. nuclear charge
    • D. chemical properties
    • Discuss
    • 2. Heavy water is used as a moderator in a

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    • A. pressurised water reactor (PWR).
    • B. boiling water reactor (BWR).
    • C. Candu reactor.
    • D. molten sodium cooled reactor.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Quantity of fissionable material (i.e. U-235) in natural uranium is __________ percent.

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    • A. 0.71
    • B. 6.31
    • C. 99.29
    • D. 12.73
    • Discuss
    • 4. A thermal nuclear reactor compared to a fast breeder reactor

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    • A. uses slower neutrons for fission.
    • B. uses faster neutrons for fission.
    • C. gives higher power density.
    • D. requires less fuel to run at the same power level.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The phenomenon of nuclear fission is opposite to that of

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    • A. radioactive decay
    • B. thermionic emission
    • C. nuclear fusion
    • D. combustion
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following nuclear reactors is the most efficient thermodynamically while operating between the same temperature and pressure limits of the reactor?

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    • A. Molten sodium cooled
    • B. CO2 gas cooled
    • C. Pressurised water
    • D. Boiling water
    • Discuss
    • 7. 'Heavy water' is termed as 'heavy' because it is

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    • A. denser than water.
    • B. an oxide of deuterium.
    • C. a heavy liquid.
    • D. an oxide of heavier isotope of oxygen.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is present in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex, Trombay (Bombay)?

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    • A. Power reactor
    • B. Research reactor
    • C. Fast breeder reactor
    • D. Heavy water plant
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is the best nuclear fuel?

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    • A. Np- 239
    • B. U-234
    • C. Pu-239
    • D. Th-236
    • Discuss
    • 10. A pressurised water reactor (PWR) uses pressurised water as a

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    • A. coolant.
    • B. working fluid in power turbine.
    • C. moderator.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss


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