1.

I
fthenucl
eusofal
eadat
om wer
ebr
okeni
ntot
woi
dent
ical
nucl
ei,
thet
otal
massoft
he

r
esul
tantnucl
eiwoul
dbe:

A.t
hesameasbef
ore

B.gr
eat
ert
hanbef
ore

C.l
esst
hanbef
ore

D.conv
ert
edi
ntor
adi
ati
on

E.conv
ert
edi
ntoki
net
icener
gy

ans:
C

2.Consi
dert
hef
oll
owi
ngener
gies:

1.mi
nimum ener
gyneededt
oexci
teahy
drogenat
om

2.ener
gyneededt
oioni
zeahy
drogenat
om

3.ener
gyr
eleasedi
n235Uf
issi
on

4.ener
gyneededt
oremov
eaneut
ronf
rom a12Cnucl
eus
Rankt
hem i
nor
derofi
ncr
easi
ngv
alue.

A.1,
2,3,
4

B.1,
3,2,
4

C.1,
2,4,
3

D.2,
1,4,
3

E.2,
4,1,
3

ans:
C

3.Thebi
ndi
ngener
gypernucl
eon:

A.i
ncr
easesf
oral
lfi
ssi
onev
ent
s

B.i
ncr
easesf
orsome,
butnotal
l
,fi
ssi
onev
ent
s

C.decr
easesf
oral
lfi
ssi
onev
ent
s

D.decr
easesf
orsome,
butnotal
l
,fi
ssi
onev
ent
s

E.r
emai
nst
hesamef
oral
lfi
ssi
onev
ent
s
ans:
A

4.Whenur
ani
um under
goesf
issi
onasar
esul
tofneut
ronbombar
dment
,theener
gyr
eleasedi
s

duet
o:

A.oxi
dat
ionoft
heur
ani
um

B.ki
net
icener
gyoft
hebombar
dingneut
rons

C.r
adi
oact
ivi
tyoft
heur
ani
um nucl
eus

D.r
adi
oact
ivi
tyoft
hef
issi
onpr
oduct
s

E.ar
educt
ioni
nbi
ndi
ngener
gy

ans:
E

5.Theener
gysuppl
i
edbyat
her
mal
neut
roni
naf
issi
onev
enti
sessent
ial
l
yit
s:

A.exci
tat
ionener
gy

B.bi
ndi
ngener
gy

C.ki
net
icener
gy
D.r
estener
gy

E.el
ect
ri
cpot
ent
ial
ener
gy

ans:
B

6.Thebar
ri
ert
ofi
ssi
oncomesaboutbecauset
hef
ragment
s:

A.at
tr
acteachot
herv
iat
hest
rongnucl
earf
orce

B.r
epel
eachot
herel
ect
ri
cal
l
y

C.pr
oducemagnet
icf
iel
ds

D.hav
elar
gemasses

E.at
tr
actel
ect
ronsel
ect
ri
cal
l
y

ans:
A

7.235Ui
sreadi
l
ymadef
issi
onabl
ebyat
her
mal
neut
ronbut238Ui
snotbecause:

A.t
heneut
ronhasasmal
l
erbi
ndi
ngener
gyi
n236U

B.t
heneut
ronhasasmal
l
erexci
tat
ionener
gyi
n236U
C.t
hepot
ent
ial
bar
ri
erf
ort
hef
ragment
sisl
essi
n239U

D.t
heneut
ronbi
ndi
ngener
gyi
sgr
eat
ert
hant
hebar
ri
erhei
ghtf
or236Uandl
esst
hant
he

bar
ri
erhei
ghtf
or239U

E.t
heneut
ronbi
ndi
ngener
gyi
slesst
hant
hebar
ri
erhei
ghtf
or236Uandgr
eat
ert
hant
he

bar
ri
erhei
ghtf
or239U

ans:
D

8.Anexpl
osi
ondoesnotr
esul
tfr
om asmal
lpi
eceof235Ubecause:

A.i
tdoesnotf
issi
on

B.t
heneut
ronsr
eleasedmov
etoof
ast

C.238Ui
srequi
red

D.t
oomanyneut
ronsescape,
prev
ent
ingachai
nreact
ionf
rom st
art
ing

E.af
ewneut
ronsmustbei
nject
edt
ost
artt
hechai
nreact
ion

ans:
D
9.When236Uf
issi
onst
hef
ragment
sar
e:

A.al
way
s140Xeand94Sr

B.al
way
sident
ical

C.nev
er140Xeand94Sr

D.nev
eri
dent
ical

E.noneoft
heabov
e

ans:
E

10.Fi
ssi
onf
ragment
susual
l
ydecaybyemi
tt
ing:

A.al
phapar
ti
cles

B.el
ect
ronsandneut
ri
nos

C.posi
tr
onsandneut
ri
nos

D.onl
yneut
rons

E.onl
yel
ect
rons

ans:
B
11.When236Uf
issi
ons,
thepr
oduct
smi
ghtbe:

A.146Ba,
89Kr
,andapr
oton

B.146Ba,
89Kr
,andaneut
ron

C.148Csand85Br

D.133I
,92Sr
,andanal
phapar
ti
cle

E.t
wour
ani
um nucl
ei

ans:
B

12.Consi
deral
lpossi
blef
issi
onev
ent
s.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sist
rue?

A.Li
ghti
nit
ial
fragment
shav
emor
epr
otonst
hanneut
ronsandheav
yini
ti
alf
ragment
shav
e

f
ewerpr
otonst
hanneut
rons

B.Heav
yini
ti
alf
ragment
shav
emor
epr
otonst
hanneut
ronsandl
i
ghti
nit
ial
fragment
shav
e

f
ewerpr
otonst
hanneut
rons

C.Al
li
nit
ial
fragment
shav
emor
epr
otonst
hanneut
rons
D.Al
li
nit
ial
fragment
shav
eaboutt
hesamenumberofpr
otonsandneut
rons

E.Al
li
nit
ial
fragment
shav
emor
eneut
ronst
hanpr
otons

ans:
E

13.Whichoneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngr
epr
esent
saf
issi
onr
eact
iont
hatcanbeact
ivat
edbysl
ow
neut
rons?

A.238U92+1n0→ 90Kr
36+146Cs55+2H1+1n0

B.239Pu94+1n0→ 96Sr
38+141Ba56+31n0

C.238U92→ 234Th90+4He2

D.3H1+2H1→ 4He2+1n0

E.107Ag47+1n0→ 108Ag47→ 108Cd48+0e−1

ans:
B

14.I
ntheur
ani
um di
sint
egr
ati
onser
ies:

A.t
heemi
ssi
onofaβ−par
ti
clei
ncr
easest
hemassnumberAbyoneanddecr
easest
heat
omi
c
numberZbyone

B.t
hedi
sint
egr
ati
ngel
ementmer
elyej
ect
sat
omi
cel
ect
rons

C.t
heemi
ssi
onofanαpar
ti
cledecr
easest
hemassnumberAbyf
ouranddecr
easest
he
at
omic

numberZbyt
wo

D.t
henucl
eusal
way
sremai
nsunaf
fect
ed

E.t
heser
iesofdi
sint
egr
ati
onscont
inuesunt
ilanel
ementhav
ingei
ghtout
ermostor
bit
alel
ec-

t
ronsi
sobt
ained

ans:
C

15.Separ
ati
onoft
hei
sot
opesofur
ani
um r
equi
resaphy
sical
,rat
hert
hanchemi
cal
,met
hodbe-

cause:

A.mi
xi
ngot
herchemi
cal
swi
thur
ani
um i
stoodanger
ous

B.t
hei
sot
opesar
echemi
cal
l
ythesame

C.t
hei
sot
opeshav
eexact
lyt
hesamenumberofneut
ronspernucl
eus
D.nat
ural
urani
um cont
ainsonl
y0.
7%235U

E.ur
ani
um i
stheheav
iestel
ementi
nnat
ure

ans:
B

16.Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sNOTneededi
nanucl
earf
issi
onr
eact
or?

A.Moder
ator

B.Fuel

C.Cool
ant

D.Cont
rol
dev
ice

E.Accel
erat
or

ans:
E

17.Thef
unct
ionoft
hecont
rol
rodsi
nanucl
earr
eact
ori
sto:

A.i
ncr
easef
issi
onbysl
owi
ngdownt
heneut
rons

B.decr
easet
heener
gyoft
heneut
ronswi
thoutabsor
bingt
hem
C.i
ncr
easet
heabi
l
ityoft
heneut
ronst
ocausef
issi
on

D.decr
easef
issi
onbyabsor
bingneut
rons

E.pr
ovi
det
hecr
it
ical
massf
ort
hef
issi
onr
eact
ion

ans:
D

18.Anucl
earr
eact
ori
soper
ati
ngatacer
tai
npowerl
evel
,wi
thi
tsmul
ti
pli
cat
ionf
act
oradj
ust
ed

t
ouni
ty.Thecont
rol
rodsar
enowusedt
oreducet
hepowerout
putt
oone-
hal
fit
sfor
mer

v
alue.Af
tert
her
educt
ioni
npowert
hemul
ti
pli
cat
ionf
act
ori
smai
ntai
nedat
:

A.1/
2

B.1/
4

C.2

D.4

E.1

ans:
E
19.Thepur
poseofamoder
atori
nanucl
earr
eact
ori
sto:

A.pr
ovi
deneut
ronsf
ort
hef
issi
onpr
ocess

B.sl
owdownf
astneut
ronst
oincr
easet
hepr
obabi
l
ityofcapt
urebyur
ani
um

C.absor
bdanger
ousgammar
adi
ati
on

D.shi
eldt
her
eact
oroper
atorf
rom danger
ousr
adi
ati
on

E.noneoft
heabov
e

ans:
B

20.I
naneut
ron-
inducedf
issi
onpr
ocess,
del
ayedneut
ronscomef
rom:

A.t
hef
issi
onpr
oduct
s

B.t
heor
igi
nal
nucl
eusj
ustbef
orei
tabsor
bst
heneut
ron

C.t
heor
igi
nal
nucl
eusj
ustaf
teri
tabsor
bst
heneut
ron

D.t
hemoder
atormat
eri
al

E.t
hecont
rol
rods

ans:
A
21.Inanucl
earr
eact
ort
hef
issi
onabl
efuel
isf
ormedi
ntopel
l
etsr
athert
hanf
inel
ygr
oundand
the

pel
l
etsar
emi
xedwi
tht
hemoder
ator
.Thi
sreducest
hepr
obabi
l
ityof
:

A.non-
fi
ssi
oni
ngabsor
pti
onofneut
rons

B.l
ossofneut
ronst
hrought
her
eact
orcont
ainer

C.absor
pti
onoft
woneut
ronsbysi
ngl
efi
ssi
onabl
enucl
eus

D.l
ossofneut
ronsi
nthecont
rol
rods

E.noneoft
heabov
e

ans:
A

22.I
nasubcr
it
ical
nucl
earr
eact
or:

A.t
henumberoff
issi
onev
ent
speruni
tti
medecr
easeswi
tht
ime

B.t
henumberoff
issi
onev
ent
speruni
tti
mei
ncr
easeswi
tht
ime

C.eachf
issi
onev
entpr
oducesf
ewerneut
ronst
hanwhent
her
eact
ori
scr
it
ical
D.eachf
issi
onev
entpr
oducesmor
eneut
ronst
hanwhent
her
eact
ori
scr
it
ical

E.noneoft
heabov
e

ans:
A

23.I
nthenor
mal
oper
ati
onofanucl
earr
eact
or:

A.cont
rol
rodsar
eadj
ust
edsot
her
eact
ori
ssubcr
it
ical

B.cont
rol
rodsar
eadj
ust
edsot
her
eact
ori
scr
it
ical

C.t
hemoder
ati
ngf
lui
disdr
ained

D.t
hemoder
ati
ngf
lui
discont
inual
l
yrecy
cled

E.noneoft
heabov
e

ans:
B

24.I
nanucl
earpowerpl
ant
,thepowerdi
schar
gedt
otheenv
ironment
:

A.canbemadezer
obypr
operdesi
gn

B.mustbel
esst
hant
heel
ect
ri
cal
powergener
ated
C.mustbegr
eat
ert
hant
heel
ect
ri
cal
powergener
ated

D.canbeent
ir
elyr
ecy
cledt
opr
oduceanequal
amountofel
ect
ri
cal
power

E.i
snotanyoft
heabov
e

ans:
E

25.Thebi
ndi
ngener
gypernucl
eon:

A.i
ncr
easesf
oral
lfusi
onev
ent
s

B.i
ncr
easesf
orsome,
butnotal
l
,fusi
onev
ent
s

C.r
emai
nst
hesamef
orsomef
usi
onev
ent
s

D.decr
easesf
oral
lfusi
onev
ent
s

E.decr
easesf
orsome,
butnotal
l
,fusi
onev
ent
s

ans:
A

26.Topr
oduceener
gybyf
usi
onoft
wonucl
ei,
thenucl
eimust
:

A.hav
eatl
eastsev
eral
thousandel
ect
ronv
olt
sofki
net
icener
gy
B.bot
hbeabov
eir
oni
nmassnumber

C.hav
emor
eneut
ronst
hanpr
otons

D.beunst
abl
e

E.bemagi
cnumbernucl
ei

ans:
A

27.Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngr
epr
esent
saf
usi
onr
eact
iont
haty
iel
dsl
argeamount
sofener
gy?

A.238U92+1n0→ 90Kr
36+146Cs55+2H1+1n0

B.239Pu92+1n0→ 96Sr
38+141Ba56+31n0

C.238U92→ 234Th90+4He2

D.3H1+2H1→ 4He2+1n0

E.107Ag47+1n0→ 108Ag47→ 108Cd48+0e−1

ans:
D

28.Thebar
ri
ert
ofusi
oncomesaboutbecausepr
otons:
A.at
tr
acteachot
herv
iat
hest
rongnucl
earf
orce

B.r
epel
eachot
herel
ect
ri
cal
l
y

C.pr
oducemagnet
icf
iel
ds

D.at
tr
actneut
ronsv
iat
hest
rongnucl
earf
orce

E.at
tr
actel
ect
ronsel
ect
ri
cal
l
y

ans:
B

29.Hi
ght
emper
atur
esar
erequi
redi
nther
monucl
earf
usi
onsot
hat
:

A.somenucl
eiar
emov
ingf
astenought
oov
ercomet
hebar
ri
ert
ofusi
on

B.t
her
eisahi
ghpr
obabi
l
itysomenucl
eiwi
l
lst
ri
keeachot
herheadon

C.t
heat
omsar
eioni
zed

D.t
her
mal
expansi
ongi
vest
henucl
eimor
eroom

E.t
heuncer
tai
ntypr
inci
plecanbeci
rcumv
ent
ed

ans:
A
30.Foracont
rol
l
ednucl
earf
usi
onr
eact
ion,
oneneeds:

A.hi
ghnumberdensi
tynandhi
ght
emper
atur
eT

B.hi
ghnumberdensi
tynandl
owt
emper
atur
eT

C.l
ownumberdensi
tynandhi
ght
emper
atur
eT

D.l
ownumberdensi
tynandl
owt
emper
atur
eT

E.hi
ghnumberdensi
tynandt
emper
atur
eT=0K

ans:
A

31.Mostoft
heener
gypr
oducedbyt
heSuni
sduet
o:

A.nucl
earf
issi
on

B.nucl
earf
usi
on

C.chemi
cal
react
ion

D.gr
avi
tat
ional
col
l
apse

E.i
nducedemf
sassoci
atedwi
tht
heSun’
smagnet
icf
iel
d

ans:
B
32.Nucl
earf
usi
oni
nst
arspr
oducesal
lthechemi
cal
element
swi
thmassnumber
slesst
han:

A.56

B.66

C.70

D.82

E.92

ans:
A

33.Nucl
earf
usi
oni
ntheSuni
sincr
easi
ngi
tssuppl
yof
:

A.hy
drogen

B.hel
i
um

C.nucl
eons

D.posi
tr
ons

E.neut
rons
ans:
B

34.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngchemi
cal
element
sisnotpr
oducedbyt
her
monucl
earf
usi
oni
nst
ars?

A.Car
bon(
Z=6,
A≈12)

B.Si
l
icon(
Z=14,
A≈28)

C.Oxy
gen(
Z=8,
A≈16)

D.Mer
cur
y(Z=80,
A≈200)

E.Chr
omi
um (
Z=24,
A≈52)

ans:
D

35.Thef
ir
stst
epoft
hepr
oton-
prot
oncy
clei
s:

A.1H+1H→ 2H

B.1H+1H→ 2H+e++ν

C.1H+1H→ 2H+e−+ν

D.1H+1H→ 2H+γ
E.1H+1H→ 3H+e−+ν

ans:
B

36.Theov
eral
lpr
oton-
prot
oncy
clei
sequi
val
entt
o:

A.21H→ 2H

B.41H→ 4H

C.41H→ 4H+4n

D.41H+2e−→ 4He+2ν+6γ

E.41H+2e+→ 4He+2ν+3γ

ans:
D

37.Theener
gyr
eleasedi
nacompl
etepr
oton-
prot
oncy
clei
sabout
:

A.3keV

B.30keV

C.3MeV
D.30MeV

E.300MeV

ans:
D

38.Forpur
posesofapr
act
ical
(ener
gypr
oduci
ng)r
eact
iononewant
sadi
sint
egr
ati
onener
gyQ

t
hati
s:

A.posi
ti
vef
orf
usi
onr
eact
ionsandnegat
ivef
orf
issi
onr
eact
ions

B.negat
ivef
orf
usi
onr
eact
ionsandposi
ti
vef
orf
issi
onr
eact
ions

C.negat
ivef
orbot
hfusi
onandf
issi
onr
eact
ions

D.posi
ti
vef
orbot
hfusi
onandf
issi
onr
eact
ions

E.ascl
oset
ozer
oaspossi
blef
orbot
hfusi
onandf
issi
onr
eact
ions

ans:
D

39.Lawson’
snumberi
s1020s·m−3.I
fthedensi
tyofdeut
eronnucl
eii
s2×1021m−3what
shoul
d
t
heconf
inementt
imebet
oachi
evesust
ainedf
usi
on?

A.16ms

B.50ms

C.160ms

D.250ms

E.500ms

ans:
B

40.Tokamaksconf
inedeut
eronpl
asmasusi
ng:

A.t
hickst
eel
wal
l
s

B.magnet
icf
iel
ds

C.l
aserbeams

D.v
acuum t
ubes

E.el
ect
ri
cfi
elds
ans:
B

41.Mostmagnet
icconf
inementpr
oject
sat
tempt
:

A.pr
oton-
prot
onf
usi
on

B.pr
oton-
deut
eronf
usi
on

C.deut
eron-
deut
eronf
usi
on

D.deut
eron-
tr
it
onf
usi
on

E.t
ri
ton-
tr
it
onf
usi
on

ans:
C

42.Compar
edt
ofusi
oni
nat
okamak,
laserf
usi
onmakesuseof
:

A.smal
l
erpar
ti
clenumberdensi
ti
es

B.gr
eat
erpar
ti
clenumberdensi
ti
es

C.l
ongerconf
inementt
imes

D.hi
ghert
emper
atur
es

E.l
owert
emper
atur
es
ans:
B

43.Mostl
aserf
usi
onpr
oject
sat
tempt
:

A.pr
oton-
prot
onf
usi
on

B.pr
oton-
deut
eronf
usi
on

C.deut
eron-
deut
eronf
usi
on

D.deut
eron-
tr
it
onf
usi
on

E.t
ri
ton-
tr
it
onf
usi
on

ans:
D

44.I
nlaserf
usi
on,
thel
aserl
i
ghti
s:

A.emi
tt
edbyt
her
eact
ingnucl
ei

B.usedt
ocauset
ransi
ti
onsbet
weennucl
earener
gyl
evel
s

C.usedt
ocauset
ransi
ti
onsbet
weenat
omi
cener
gyl
evel
s

D.usedt
orepl
acet
heemi
tt
edgammar
ays
E.usedt
oheatt
hef
uel
pel
l
et

ans:
E