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Which of the following is not used as a nuclear fuel cladding material?
Options
A. Zircalloy
B. Cadmium
C. Ceramics
D. Stainless steel
Correct Answer
Cadmium
Nuclear Power Engineering problems
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1. Radioactive decay is a __________ change.
Options
A. chemical
B. nuclear
C. physical
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: nuclear
2. Specific gravity of uranium and plutonium is about
Options
A. 9
B. 13
C. 19
D. 27
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Correct Answer: 19
3. The velocity of thermal (slow) neutrons triggering nuclear fission reaction (having energy equal to 0.025 eV) is about __________ metres/second.
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A. 1100
B. 2200
C. 3300
D. 4400
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Correct Answer: 2200
4. Absorption/scattering cross-section of an element is expressed in "barn", which is equivalent to
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A. 10
-24
cm
2
B. 10
-12
cm
C. 1 Angstrom
D. 10
-24
cm
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Correct Answer: 10
-24
cm
2
5. Fuel for a nuclear reactor (thermal) is
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A. uranium
B. plutonium
C. radium
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: uranium
6. Which one is radioactive in nature?
Options
A. Helium
B. Deuterium
C. Heavy hydrogen
D. Tritium
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Correct Answer: Tritium
7. Thorium metal
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A. resembles steel in appearance.
B. is less hard (in the range of silver).
C. is highly ductile.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c).
8. Which is a fertile nuclear fuel?
Options
A. U-233
B. U-235
C. Pu-239
D. Th-232
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Correct Answer: Th-232
9. Percentage of U-238 in natural uranium is around
Options
A. 0.71
B. 99.29
C. 0.015
D. 29.71
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Correct Answer: 99.29
10. Atoms with same number of neutrons, but different number of nucleons are called
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A. isotones
B. isobars
C. isotopes
D. isoters
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Correct Answer: isotones
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