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Ch-30 Nuclei
Daily Practice Problem 01

TODAY’S DPP: Q4. The count rate of a radioactive source at

𝑡𝑡 = 0 was 1600 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐/𝑠𝑠 and at 𝑡𝑡 = 8 𝑠𝑠, it
Q1. A nucleus 𝑋𝑋 undergoes following was 100 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐/𝑠𝑠. The count rate (in counts)
𝛼𝛼 at 𝑡𝑡 = 6 𝑠𝑠 was
transformation 𝑋𝑋 → 𝑌𝑌 �� 𝑍𝑍 then
2𝛽𝛽
(a) 𝑋𝑋 and 𝑌𝑌 are isotopes (a) 150
(b) 𝑋𝑋 and 𝑍𝑍 are isobars (b) 200
(c) 𝑋𝑋 and 𝑌𝑌 are isobars
(d) 𝑋𝑋 and 𝑍𝑍 are isotopes (c) 300

(d) 400

Q2. When (90 𝑇𝑇ℎ228 ) gets converted into

(83 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 212 ), then the number of 𝛼𝛼 − and
𝛽𝛽 −particles emitted will respectively be
(a) 4𝛼𝛼, 7𝛽𝛽
(b) 4𝛼𝛼, 1𝛽𝛽
Q5. In a radioactive decay let 𝑁𝑁 be the
number of residual active nuclei, 𝐷𝐷 the
number of daughter nuclei, 𝑅𝑅 the rate of
decay and 𝑀𝑀 the mass of active sample at
any time 𝑡𝑡. Below are shown four curves.

(c) 8𝛼𝛼, 7𝛽𝛽

(d) 4𝛽𝛽, 4𝛼𝛼

Q3. In the radioactive decay of an element it

is found that the count rate reduces from
1024 to 128 in 3 minutes. Its half life will be
The correct ones are
(a) 1 minute (a) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(b) 2 minute (b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) 3 minute (c) (iii), (iv) and (i)
(d) 5 minute (d) All of these
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Q6. The sample of a radioactive substance Q9. The half-life of a radioactive nucleus is
6 50 days. The time interval (𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1 ) between
has 10 nuclei. Its half life is 20 𝑠𝑠. The
number of nuclei that will be left after 10 𝑠𝑠 is 2
the time 𝑡𝑡2 when of it has decayed and the
nearly 3
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time 𝑡𝑡1 when of it had decayed as:
(a) 1 × 10 5 3

(b) 2 × 105 (a) 30 days

(b) 50 days
(c) 7 × 105
(c) 60 days
(d) 11 × 105
(d) 15 days

Q7. Ten percent of a radioactive sample has

decayed in 1 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑. After 2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑, the decayed
Q10. A sample of radioactive element has a
percentage of nuclei will be
mass of 10 𝑔𝑔 at an instant 𝑡𝑡 = 0. The
(a) 81% approximate mass of this element in the
sample after two mean lives is
(b) 19%
(a) 1.35 g
(c) 20%
(b) 2.50 g
(d) 100%
(c) 3.70 g

(d) 6.30 g
Q8. Find the decay rate of the substance
having 4 × 1015 atoms. Half life of a
radioactive substance in 𝛼𝛼 −decay is 1.2 × Q11. An 𝛼𝛼 −particleis bombarded on 𝑁𝑁14 .
107 𝑠𝑠 As a result, a 𝑂𝑂17 nucleus is formed and a
particle is emitted. This particle is a
(a) 2.3 × 108 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎/𝑠𝑠
(a) Neutron
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(b) 3.2 × 10 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎/𝑠𝑠
(b) Proton
(c) 2.3 × 1011 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎/𝑠𝑠 (c) Electron

(d) 3.2 × 1011 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎/𝑠𝑠 (d) Positron

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Q12. A free neutron decays into a proton, an Q16. After a time equal to four half lives, the
electron and: amount of radioactive material remaining
undecayed is:
(a) A neutron
(a) 6.25%
(b) An antineutrino
(b) 12.50%
(c) An 𝛼𝛼 − particle
(c) 25.0%
(d) A 𝛽𝛽 −particle
(d) 50.0%

Q13. The specific activity (per gm) of radium

is nearly- Q17. The decay constant of the parent
nuclide in Uranium series is 𝜆𝜆. Then the
(a) 1 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵
decay constant of the stable end product of
(b) 1 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 the series will be-

(c) 3.7 × 1010 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 (a) 𝜆𝜆/238

(d) 1 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 (b) 𝜆𝜆/206

(c) 𝜆𝜆/208

Q14. In one average life (d) Zero

(a) 6 h

(b) 12 h Q18. The half life of thorium 𝑇𝑇ℎ232 is

1.4 × 1010 years. Then the fraction of thorium
(c) 24 h
atoms decaying per year is very nearly-
(d) 128 h
(a) 1 × 10−11

(b) 4.95 × 10−11

Q15. 10 grams of 𝐶𝐶𝑜𝑜57 kept in an open
(c) 0.69 × 10−11
container decays 𝛽𝛽 −particle with a half life
of 270 days. The weight of the material inside (d) 7.14 × 10−11
the container after 540 days will be very
nearly.
Q19. When a 𝛽𝛽 − particle is emitted from a
(a) 10 𝑔𝑔
nucleus, the neutron-proton ratio:
(b) 7.5 𝑔𝑔
(a) Is decreased
(c) 5 𝑔𝑔
(b) Is increased
(d) 2.5 𝑔𝑔
(c) Remains the same

(d) First (a) then (b)

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Q20. A sample of radioactive material has Q23. Half-lives of two radioactive

mass 𝑚𝑚, decay constant 𝜆𝜆, and the molecular substances 𝐴𝐴 and B are respectively 20 min
weight 𝑀𝑀. Avogadro constant = 𝑁𝑁𝐴𝐴 . The and 40 min. Initially the samples of 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵
initial activity of the sample is: have equal number of nuclei. After 80 min the
ratio of remaining number of 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵 nuclei
(a) 𝜆𝜆𝜆𝜆
is:
𝜆𝜆𝜆𝜆
(b) (a) 1: 16
𝑀𝑀
𝜆𝜆𝜆𝜆𝑁𝑁𝐴𝐴 (b) 4: 1
(c)
𝑀𝑀 (c) 1: 4
(d) 𝑚𝑚𝑁𝑁𝐴𝐴 𝑒𝑒 𝜆𝜆 (d) 1: 1

Q21. Two radioactive sources 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵 Q24. If the mass number for an element is 𝑀𝑀
initially contain equal number of radioactive and atomic number is 𝑍𝑍, then number of
atoms. Source 𝐴𝐴 has a half life of 1 hour and neutrons will be:
source 𝐵𝐵 has a half life of 2 hour. At the end
of 2 hours, the ratio of the rate of (a) 𝑀𝑀 − 𝑍𝑍
disintegration of 𝐴𝐴 to that of 𝐵𝐵 is (b) 𝑍𝑍 − 𝑀𝑀
(a) 1: 2 (c) 𝑀𝑀 + 𝑍𝑍
(b) 2: 1 (d) 𝑍𝑍
(c) 1: 1

(d) 1: 4

Q22. 𝑁𝑁 atoms of radioactive element emit 𝑛𝑛

alpha particles per second at an instant.
Then the half-life of the element is
𝑛𝑛
(a) sec
𝑁𝑁
𝑛𝑛
(b) 1.44 sec
𝑁𝑁
𝑛𝑛
(c) 0.69 sec
𝑀𝑀
𝑁𝑁
(d) 0.69 sec
𝑛𝑛

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ANSWERS

1. d 9. b 17. d

2. b 10. a 18. b

3. a 11. b 19. a

4. b 12. b 20. c

5. a 13. b 21. c

6. c 14. c 22. d

7. b 15. a 23. c

8. a 16. a 24. a

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