chemical
nuclear
physical
none of these
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Nuclear Power Engineering MCQs
The new nucleus formed after β-decay of a radioactive element has
less atomic number
less atomic weight
more atomic number
more atomic weight
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The size of an atom is of the order of one
°Angstrom
fermi
micron
mm
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The amount of a radioactive material (having a half life of 100 years) remaining after 400 years will be __________ of its original weight.
1-Feb
1-Apr
1-Aug
Jan-16
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Fission of U-235 on slow neutron bombardment can be represented by
92U235 + 3 γ1 56Ba143 + 36Kr90
92U235 + 0n1 56Ba143 + 36Kr90 + 3 0n1
92U235 + 0n1 56Ba143 + 36Kr90 + 3 0n1 + Q (energy)
92U235 + 0n1 92U236 + 30n1+ Q (energy)
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The main ore of uranium is
pitchblende
monazite sand
cassiterite
chalcopyrite
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Moderating material used in a thermal-reactor should be a
good absorber of neutrons.
solid substance.
poor absorber of neutrons.
none of these.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) engaged in the mining & concentration of uranium ore is located at
Alwaye (in Kerala)
Jadugoda (in Jharkhand)
Kalpakkam (in Tamilnadu)
Gopalpur coast (in Orissa)
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The main ore of thorium is
pitchblende
monazite sand
limonite
galena
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Nuclides having the same atomic numbers are termed as
isotopes
isomers
isotones
isobars
✅ The correct answer is option B.