chapter 9 MCQs 10th Class physics

Atomic and Nuclear Physics:

1. Isotopes are atoms of same element with different.

a. Number of protons
b. Atomic mass
c. Number of electrons
d. Atomic number

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b. Atomic mass
2. One of the isotopes of uranium 92 238U. the number of
neutrons in this isotope is:

a. 238
b. 92
c. 330
d. 146

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d. 146
3. Proton is heavier than electron:

a. 1870 times
b. 1863 times
c. 1800 times
d. 1836 times

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d. 1836 times
4. The number of isotopes of hydrogen is:
a. Four
b. Two
c. Five
d. Three

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d. Three
5. Atomic mass number can be found through the relation:

a. Z – A
b. Z + A
c. A + N
d. Z + N

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d. Z + N
6. In 92 235U the number 92 is:

a. Protons and neutrons

b. Protons
c. Neutrons and electrons
d. Neutrons

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b. Protons
7. An isotope of Uranium is 92 238U . the number of neutrons in
this isotope is:

a. 238
b. 92
c. 330
d. 146

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d. 146
8. When Uranium (92 protons) ejects a beta particle, then its
number of protons will be:

a. 90
b. 93
c. 89
d. 91

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b. 93
9. Those number is equal in hydrogen?

a. Protons and neutrons

b. Protons and electrons
c. Electrons and neutrons
d. Protons

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b. Protons and electrons
10. The number of neutrons in Tritium (1 3 H ) is:

a. Three
b. One
c. Four
d. Two

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d. Two
11. The number of neutrons in 6 12 C is:

a. 6
b. 18
c. 2
d. 12

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a. 6
12. The smallest particle of matter is called:

a. Element
b. Molecule
c. Compound
d. Atom

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d. Atom
13. The word atom means:

a. Particle
b. Divisible
c. Matter
d. Indivisible

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d. Indivisible
14. The central part of an atom is called:

a. Proton
b. Molecule
c. Electron
d. Nucleus

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d. Nucleus
15. The charge on proton is:
a. Zero
b. Positive
c. No charge
d. Negative

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b. Positive
16. The charge on electron is:

a. Zero
b. Positive
c. No charge
d. Negative

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d. Negative
17. The charge on neutron is:

a. Zero
b. Positive
c. No charge
d. Negative

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a. Zero
18. The number of protons in an atom is equal to its:

a. Nucleons
b. Atomic number
c. Neutron number
d. Atomic mass

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b. Atomic number
19. The symbol to represent atomic number is:

a. A/Z X
b. Z
c. Z/A X
d. A

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b. Z
20. How many types of radiations emit during natural
radioactivity?

a. Three
b. One
c. Four
d. Two

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a. Three
21. The phenomenon of natural radioactivity was first discovered
by:

a. Henry Becquerel
b. Charles Coulomb
c. Einstein
d. Faraday

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a. Henry Becquerel
22. Henry Becquerel discovered natural radioactivity in:

a. 1897
b. 1895
c. 1898
d. 1896

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d. 1896
23. The elements which emit radiations are called:

a. Metals
b. Isotopes
c. Hydrocarbons
d. Radioactive elements

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d. Radioactive elements
24. Radiations present in atmosphere due to different radioactive
substances are called:

a. Primary radiations
b. Cosmic radiations
c. Secondary radiations
d. Background radiations

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d. Background radiations
25. Which among the following radiations has more penetrating
power?

a. An alpha particle
b. A beta particle
c. All have the same penetrating ability
d. A gamma ray

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d. A gamma ray
26. What happens to the atomic number of an element which
emits one alpha particle?

a. Decreases by 2
b. Increases by 1
c. Decreases by 1
d. Stays the same

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a. Decreases by 2
27. When uranium (92protons) ejects a beta particle, how many
protons will be in the remaining nucleus?

a. 91
b. 89
c. 93
d. 90

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d. 90
28. Charge on alpha particle is:

a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Neutral
d. None of the above

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a. Positive
29. Beta particle is actually:

a. Proton
b. Neutron
c. Positron
d. Electron

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d. Electron
30. In SI, the unit for radioactivity is:

a. Watt
b. Bq
c. Mole
d. Joule

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b. B q
31. 1 Becquerel is equal to:

a. 1000 dps
b. 1 dps
c. 10 dps
d. 0.1 dps

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b. 1 dps
32. During the nuclear transmutation of Radium-126, ……… is
obtained along with alpha particle:

a. Carbon
b. Polonium
c. Barium
d. Radon

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d. Radon
33. During the nuclear transmutation of Carbon-14, ……… is
obtained alongwith beta particle:

a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Helium
d. Boron

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b. Nitrogen
34. Alpha and beta particle combine to form ……… atoms:

a. Carbon
b. Boron
c. Hydrogen
d. Helium

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d. Helium
35. The charge on alpha particle is:

a. 5e
b. 4e
c. 2e
d. 3e

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c. 2e
36. Beta radiations are actually a stream of:

a. Neutrons
b. Protons
c. Alpha particles
d. Electrons
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d. Electrons
37. Which of the following radiations has more ionization power?

a. An alpha particle
b. A beta particle
c. All have the same penetrating ability
d. A gamma ray

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a. An alpha particle
38. The range of alpha particles in air is about:

a. Few kilometers
b. Few millimeters
c. Few centimeters
d. Few meters

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c. Few centimeters
39. The range of gamma rays in air is:

a. 2 km
b. 500 m
c. 3 km
d. 1 km

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a. 2 km
40. The half-life of a certain isotope is 1 day. What is the quantity
of the isotope after 2days?

a. One-eighth
b. One half
c. One quarter
d. None of these

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c. One quarter
41. Half life of Carbon-14 is:

a. 45 years
b. 5730 years
c. 50 years
d. 30 years

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b. 5730 years
42. Half life of lead is:

a. 10.2 hours
b. 10.6 hours
c. 10.00 hours
d. 10.4 hours

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b. 10.6 hours
43. Half life of hydrogen is:

a. 30 years
b. 12.3 years
c. 2.85 years
d. 5730 years

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b. 12.3 years
44. Half life of radium-226 is:
a. 1620 years
b. 4000 years
c. 5730 years
d. 2800 years

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a. 1620 years
45. Half life of cobalt is:

a. 20 years
b. 40 years
c. 30 years
d. 50 years

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c. 30 years
46. Half life of 53/131Iis:

a. 12.5 days
b. 10.5 days
c. .9 days
d. 8.07 days

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d. 8.07 days
47. Safe limit of radiation exposure is …… rem per year:

a. 6.0
b. 4.0
c. 7.0
d. 5.0

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d. 5.0
48. The rays used for brain radio therapy are:

a. Gamma rays
b. Alpha rays
c. X rays
d. Beta rays

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a. Gamma rays
49. ……… is used for the diagnose of brain tumor:

a. Potassium 40
b. Iodine 131
c. Carbon 14
d. Phosphorus 32

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d. Phosphorus 32
50. The isotope used for the monitoring of thyroid gland is:

a. Potassium 40
b. lodine 131
c. Carbon 14
d. Phosphorus 32

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b. lodine 131
51. The isotope used for curing cancerous tumors and cells is:

a. Potassium 40
b. Iodine 131
c. Cobalt-60
d. Phosphorus 32

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c. Cobalt-60
52. Carbon dating is an application of:

a. Background radiation
b. Natural radioactivity
c. Cosmic radiation
d. Radioisotope

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d. Radioisotope
53. When a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei, the
process would:

a. Release chemical energy

b. Release nuclear energy
c. Absorb chemical energy
d. Absorb nuclear energy

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b. Release nuclear energy
54. During fission reaction, the newly borne atoms are called:

a. Nuclear products
b. New elements
c. Fission products
d. Fission fragments

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d. Fission fragments
55. Nuclear fission was firstly observed in:

a. 1939
b. 1935
c. 1930
d. 1937

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a. 1939
56. During a fission reaction, how many neutrons are emitted?

a. 2.47
b. 3
c. 2.473
d. 2.4

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a. 2.47
57. In nuclear fission reaction, the total mass of the products is
always ……… the original mass of the heavy nucleus:

a. Equal to
b. Greater than
c. Less than
d. None

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c. Less than
58. The energy released during each fission reaction is about:

a. 300 MeV
b. 200 MeV
c. 400 MeV
d. 250 MeV

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b. 200 MeV
59. The energy released by burning 1 ton of coal is about:
a. 3.6 x 1010
b. 3.6 x 108
c. 3.6 x 1012
d. 3.6 x 109

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a. 3.6 x 1010
60. The energy released by burning 1 kg of uranium is about:

a. 6.7 x 1011
b. 6.7 x 1012
c. 6.7 x 109
d. 6.7 x 1010

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a. 6.7 x 1011
61. Release of energy by the sun is due to

a. Burning of gases
b. Nuclear fission
c. Chemical reaction
d. Nuclear fusion

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d. Nuclear fusion
62. The temperature of Sun at its center is:

a. 24 million Kelvin
b. 20 million Kelvin
c. 25 million Kelvin
d. 2 million Kelvin

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b. 20 million Kelvin
63. The process in which two light nuclei combine a heavier
nucleus is called:

a. Nuclear fission
b. Nuclear transmutation
c. Nuclear fusion
d. Natural radioactivity

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c. Nuclear fusion