Topic 7 MC Revision 1-20

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1. [1 mark]
The energy levels for an atom are shown to scale.
A photon of wavelength λ is emitted because of a transition from E3 to E2. Which transition

leads to the emission of a photon of longer wavelength?
A. E4 to E1
B. E4 to E3
C. E3 to E1
D. E2 to E1
2. [1 mark]
A proton, an electron and an alpha particle are at rest. Which particle has the smallest
magnitude of ratio of charge to mass and which particle has the largest magnitude of ratio
of charge to mass?
3. [1 mark]
!
X is a radioactive nuclide that decays to a stable nuclide. The activity of X falls to !"th of its
original value in 32 s.
What is the half-life of X?
A. 2 s
B. 4 s
C. 8 s
D. 16 s
4. [1 mark]
What is correct about the nature and range of the strong interaction between nuclear
particles?
A. It is attractive at all particle separations.
B. It is attractive for particle separations between 0.7 fm and 3 fm.
C. It is repulsive for particle separations greater than 3 fm.
D. It is repulsive at all particle separations.
5. [1 mark]
Nuclide X can decay by two routes. In Route 1 alpha (α) decay is followed by beta-minus (β–)
decay. In Route 2 below, β– decay is followed by α decay. P and R are the intermediate
products and Q and S are the final products.
Which statement is correct?
A. Q and S are different isotopes of the same element.
B. The mass numbers of X and R are the same.
C. The atomic numbers of P and R are the same.
D. X and R are different isotopes of the same element.

6. [1 mark]
Gamma (!) radiation
A. is deflected by a magnetic field.
B. affects a photographic plate.
C. originates in the electron cloud outside a nucleus.
D. is deflected by an electric field.
7. [1 mark]
Which property of a nuclide does not change as a result of beta decay?
A. Nucleon number
B. Neutron number
C. Proton number
D. Charge
8. [1 mark]
The rest mass of the helium isotope "##$ is m.
Which expression gives the binding energy per nucleon for "##$ ?
(#&! '&" '&)) #
A. $
(#&! '&" *&)) #

B. $
C. (2&+ + &, + &)) #
D. (2&+ + &, − &)) #

9. [1 mark]
Which of the following atomic energy level transitions corresponds to photons of the
shortest wavelength?
10. [1 mark]
A radioactive nuclide with atomic number Z undergoes a process of beta-plus (β+) decay.
What is the atomic number for the nuclide produced and what is another particle emitted
during the decay?
11. [1 mark]
The positions of stable nuclei are plotted by neutron number n and proton number p. The
graph indicates a dotted line for which n = p. Which graph shows the line of stable nuclides
and the shaded region where unstable nuclei emit beta minus (β-) particles?
12. [1 mark]
Three conservation laws in nuclear reactions are
I. conservation of charge
II. conservation of baryon number
III. conservation of lepton number.
The reaction below is proposed

+ → - * + # ' + .-
Which conservation laws are violated in the proposed reaction?
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
13. [1 mark]
Which Feynman diagram shows the emission of a photon by a charged antiparticle?
14. [1 mark]
The diagram shows the emission spectrum of an atom.
Which of the following atomic energy level models can produce this spectrum?
15. [1 mark]
!.
The carbon isotope "
C is radioactive. It decays according to the equation
!. !.
"
C→ /
N+X+Y
What are X and Y?
16. [1 mark]
The - ' meson contains an up (/) quark. What is the quark structure of the - * meson?
A. /0
B. /0
C. /0
D. /0
17. [1 mark]
The graph shows the variation with time of the activity of a pure sample of a radioactive
nuclide.
What percentage of the nuclide remains after 200 s?
A. 3.1 %
B. 6.3 %
C. 13 %
D. 25 %
18. [1 mark]
The graph shows the variation of the number of neutrons N with the atomic number Z
for stable nuclei. The same scale is used in the N and Z axes.
Which information can be inferred from the graph?

I. For stable nuclei with high Z, N is larger than Z.
II. For stable nuclei with small Z, N = Z.
III. All stable nuclei have more neutrons than protons.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
19. [1 mark]
Copper (Cu". ".
#0 ) decays to nickel (Ni#1 ).
What are the particles emitted and the particle that mediates the interaction?
20. [1 mark]
The following interaction is proposed between a proton and a pion.
p+ + - – → K – + - +
The quark content of the -– is ūd and the quark content of the K– is ūs.
Three conservation rules are considered
I. baryon number
II. charge
III. strangeness.
Which conservation rules are violated in this interaction?
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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A photon of wavelength λ is emitted because of a transition from E3 to E2. Which transition

B. It is attractive for particle separations between 0.7 fm and 3 fm.

C. It is repulsive for particle separations greater than 3 fm.

D. It is repulsive at all particle separations.

Which statement is correct?

A. Q and S are different isotopes of the same element.

B. The mass numbers of X and R are the same.

C. The atomic numbers of P and R are the same.

D. X and R are different isotopes of the same element.

B. affects a photographic plate.

C. originates in the electron cloud outside a nucleus.

D. is deflected by an electric field.

(#&! '&" *&)) #

C. (2&+ + &, + &)) #

D. (2&+ + &, − &)) #

The reaction below is proposed

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

What are X and Y?

Which information can be inferred from the graph?

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