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'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.
Correct Answer
an oxide of deuterium.
Nuclear Power Engineering problems
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1. 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. CO
2
gas cooled
C. Pressurised water
D. Boiling water
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Correct Answer: Boiling water
2. The new nucleus formed after ?-decay of a radioactive element has
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A. less atomic number
B. less atomic weight
C. more atomic number
D. more atomic weight
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Correct Answer: less atomic number
3. Isotopes of an element have different
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A. mass number
B. electronic configuration
C. nuclear charge
D. chemical properties
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Correct Answer: mass number
4. 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.
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Correct Answer: Candu reactor.
5. 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
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Correct Answer: 0.71
6. 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
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Correct Answer: Research reactor
7. Which of the following is the best nuclear fuel?
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A. N
p
- 239
B. U-234
C. P
u
-239
D. Th-236
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Correct Answer: P
u
-239
8. 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.
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Correct Answer: coolant.
9. Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by __________ method.
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A. chemical
B. pyrometallurgical
C. physical beneficiation
D. electrometallurgical
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Correct Answer: chemical
10. 75% of a radioactive element decays in 6 hours. Its half life period is __________ hours.
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A. 3/4
B. 1/6
C. 3
D. 4
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Correct Answer: 3
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