Atoms and Nuclei

492 Questions
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift
The half-life of ${}^{198}Au$ is 3 days. If atomic weight of ${}^{198}Au$ is 198 g/mol then the activity of 2 mg of ${}^{198}Au$ is [in disintegration/second] :
A.
2.67 $\times$ 1012
B.
6.06 $\times$ 1018
C.
32.36 $\times$ 1012
D.
16.18 $\times$ 1012
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
A nucleus with mass number 184 initially at rest emits an $\alpha$-particle. If the Q value of the reaction is 5.5 MeV, calculate the kinetic energy of the $\alpha$-particle.
A.
5.5 MeV
B.
5.0 MeV
C.
5.38 MeV
D.
0.12 MeV
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift
For a certain radioactive process the graph between In R and t(sec) is obtained as shown in the figure. Then the value of half life for the unknown radioactive material is approximately :
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift Physics - Atoms and Nuclei Question 182 English
A.
9.15 sec
B.
6.93 sec
C.
2.62 sec
D.
4.62 sec
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
A radioactive material decays by simultaneous emissions of two particles with half lives of 1400 years and 700 years respectively. What will be the time after which one third of the material remains ? (Take ln 3 = 1.1)
A.
740 years
B.
1110 years
C.
700 years
D.
340 years
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
A nucleus of mass M emits $\gamma$ -ray photon of frequency 'v'. The loss of internal energy by the nucleus is :

[Take 'c' as the speed of electromagnetic wave]
A.
hv
B.
$hv\left[ {1 + {{hv} \over {2M{c^2}}}} \right]$
C.
$hv\left[ {1 - {{hv} \over {2M{c^2}}}} \right]$
D.
0
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Evening Shift
The decay of a proton to neutron is :
A.
always possible as it is associated only with $\beta$+ decay
B.
possible only inside the nucleus
C.
not possible as proton mass is less than the neutron mass
D.
not possible but neutron to proton conversation is possible
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift
Imagine that the electron in a hydrogen atom is replaced by a muon ($\mu$). The mass of muon particle is 207 times that of an electron and charge is equal to the charge of an electron. The ionization potential of this hydrogen atom will be :
A.
13.6 eV
B.
2815.2 eV
C.
331.2 eV
D.
27.2 eV
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift
A radioactive sample disintegrates via two independent decay processes having half lives $T_{1/2}^{(1)}$ and $T_{1/2}^{(2)}$ respectively. The effective half-life T1/2 of the nuclei is :
A.
None of the above
B.
${T_{1/2}} = T_{1/2}^{(1)} + T_{1/2}^{(2)}$
C.
${T_{1/2}} = {{T_{1/2}^{(1)}T_{1/2}^{(2)}} \over {T_{1/2}^{(1)} + T_{1/2}^{(2)}}}$
D.
${T_{1/2}} = {{T_{1/2}^{(1)} + T_{1/2}^{(2)}} \over {T_{1/2}^{(1)} - T_{1/2}^{(2)}}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
The atomic hydrogen emits a line spectrum consisting of various series. Which series of hydrogen atomic spectra is lying in the visible region?
A.
Brackett series
B.
Balmer series
C.
Paschen series
D.
Lyman series
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Morning Shift
If an electron is moving in the nth orbit of the hydrogen atom, then its velocity (vn) for the nth orbit is given as :
A.
${v_n} \propto {1 \over n}$
B.
vn $ \propto $ n2
C.
vn $ \propto $ n
D.
${v_n} \propto {1 \over {{n^2}}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Morning Shift
Which level of the single ionized carbon has the same energy as the ground state energy of hydrogen atom?
A.
8
B.
6
C.
1
D.
4
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
Calculate the time interval between 33% decay and 67% decay if half-life of a substance is 20 minutes.
A.
40 minutes
B.
60 minutes
C.
13 minutes
D.
20 minutes
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
The half-life of Au198 is 2.7 days. The activity of 1.50 mg of Au198 if its atomic weight is 198 g mol$-$1 is, (Na = 6 $\times$ 1023/mol).
A.
240 Ci
B.
357 Ci
C.
252 Ci
D.
535 Ci
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
A radioactive sample is undergoing $\alpha$ decay. At any time t1, its activity is A and another time t2, the activity is ${A \over 5}$. What is the average life time for the sample?
A.
${{\ln 5} \over {{t_2} - {t_1}}}$
B.
${{\ln ({t_2} + {t_1})} \over 2}$
C.
${{{t_1} - {t_2}} \over {\ln 5}}$
D.
${{{t_2} - {t_1}} \over {\ln 5}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Morning Shift
If $\lambda$1 and $\lambda$2 are the wavelengths of the third member of Lyman and first member of the Paschen series respectively, then the value of $\lambda$1 : $\lambda$2 is :
A.
7 : 135
B.
7 : 108
C.
1 : 9
D.
1 : 3
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
The wavelength of the photon emitted by a hydrogen atom when an electron makes a transition from n = 2 to n = 1 state is :
A.
194.8 nm
B.
490.7 nm
C.
913.3 nm
D.
121.8 nm
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Morning Shift
Two radioactive substances X and Y originally have N1 and N2 nuclei respectively. Half life of X is half of the half life of Y. After three half lives of Y, number of nuclei of both are equal. The ratio ${{{N_1}} \over {{N_2}}}$ will be equal to :
A.
${1 \over 8}$
B.
${3 \over 1}$
C.
${1 \over 3}$
D.
${8 \over 1}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Evening Shift
According to Bohr atomic model, in which of the following transitions will the frequency be maximum?
A.
n = 2 to n = 1
B.
n = 3 to n = 2
C.
n = 4 to n = 3
D.
n = 5 to n = 4
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Morning Shift
In the given figure, the energy levels of hydrogen atom have been shown along with some transitions marked A, B, C, D and E.

The transitions A, B and C respectively represent :

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Morning Shift Physics - Atoms and Nuclei Question 201 English
A.
The series limit of Lyman series, second member of Balmer series and second member of Paschen series.
B.
The ionization potential of hydrogen, second member of Balmer series and third member of Paschen series.
C.
The series limit of Lyman series, third member of Balmer series and second member of Paschen series.
D.
The first member of the Lyman series, third member of Balmer series and second member of Paschen series.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Evening Shift
X different wavelengths may be observed in the spectrum from a hydrogen sample if the atoms are exited to states with principal quantum number n = 6 ? The value of X is ______________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift
The K$\alpha$ X-ray of molybdenum has wavelength 0.071 nm. If the energy of a molybdenum atoms with a K electron knocked out is 27.5 keV, the energy of this atom when an L electron is knocked out will be __________ keV. (Round off to the nearest integer)

[h = 4.14 $\times$ 10$-$15 eVs, c = 3 $\times$ 108 ms$-$1]
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift
In Bohr's atomic model, the electron is assumed to revolve in a circular orbit of radius 0.5 $\mathop A\limits^o $. If the speed of electron is 2.2 $\times$ 166 m/s, then the current associated with the electron will be _____________ $\times$ 10$-$2 mA. [Take $\pi$ as ${{22} \over 7}$]
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift
A radioactive sample has an average life of 30 ms and is decaying. A capacitor of capacitance 200 $\mu$F is first charged and later connected with resistor 'R'. If the ratio of charge on capacitor to the activity of radioactive sample is fixed with respect to time then the value of 'R' should be _____________ $\Omega$.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift
From the given data, the amount of energy required to break the nucleus of aluminium $_{13}^{27}$Al is __________ x $\times$ 10$-$3 J.

Mass of neutron = 1.00866 u

Mass of proton = 1.00726 u

Mass of Aluminium nucleus = 27.18846 u

(Assume 1 u corresponds to x J of energy)

(Round off to the nearest integer)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift
The nuclear activity of a radioactive element becomes ${\left( {{1 \over 8}} \right)^{th}}$ of its initial value in 30 years. The half-life of radioactive element is _____________ years.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift
A radioactive substance decays to ${\left( {{1 \over {16}}} \right)^{th}}$ of its initial activity in 80 days. The half life of the radioactive substance expressed in days is ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
A particle of mass m moves in a circular orbit in a
central potential field U(r) = U0r4. If Bohr's quantization conditions
are applied, radii of possible
orbitals rn vary with ${n^{{1 \over \alpha }}}$, where $\alpha$ is ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Morning Shift
The first three spectral lines of H-atom in the Balmer series are
given $\lambda$1, $\lambda$2, $\lambda$3 considering the Bohr atomic model, the wave lengths of first and third spectral lines $\left( \frac{\lambda_{1} }{\lambda_{3} } \right) $ are related by a factor of approximately 'x' $\times$ 10$-$1.

The value of x, to the nearest integer, is _________.
2021 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 1 Online
A heavy nucleus Q of half-life 20 minutes undergoes alpha-decay with probability of 60% and beta-decay with probability of 40%. Initially, the number of Q nuclei is 1000. The number of alpha-decays of Q in the first one hour is
A.
50
B.
75
C.
350
D.
525
2021 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 2 Online
A heavy nucleus N, at rest, undergoes fission N $\to$ P + Q, where P and Q are two lighter nuclei. Let $\delta$ = MN $-$ MP $-$ MQ, where MP, MQ and MN are the masses of P, Q and N, respectively. EP and EQ are the kinetic energies of P and Q, respectively. The speeds of P and Q are vP and vQ, respectively. If c is the speed of light, which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
A.
${E_P} + {E_Q} = {c^2}\delta $
B.
${E_P} = \left( {{{{M_P}} \over {{M_P} + {M_Q}}}} \right){c^2}\delta $
C.
${{{v_P}} \over {{v_Q}}} = {{{M_Q}} \over {{M_P}}}$
D.
The magnitude of momentum for P as well Q is $c\sqrt {2\mu \delta } $, where $\mu = {{{M_P}{M_Q}} \over {({M_P} + {M_Q})}}$
2021 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 1 Online
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct about the spectrum of the hydrogen atom?
A.
The ratio of the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength in Balmer series is 9/5
B.
There is an overlap between the wavelength ranges of Balmer and Paschen series
C.
The wavelengths of Lyman series are given by $\left( {1 + {1 \over {{m^2}}}} \right){\lambda _0}$, where ${\lambda _0}$ is the shortest wavelength of Lyman series and m is an integer
D.
The wavelength ranges of Lyman and Balmer series do not overlap
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

The shortest wavelength of X-rays emitted from an X-ray tube depends upon ........... .

A.
nature of the gas in the tube
B.
voltage applied to tube
C.
current in the tube
D.
nature of target of the tube
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

The wavelength of the first spectral line of the Lyman series of hydrogen spectrum is

A.
912 $\mathop A\limits^o $
B.
1215 $\mathop A\limits^o $
C.
1512 $\mathop A\limits^o $
D.
6563 $\mathop A\limits^o $
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

Which of the following nuclear reactions is possible?

A.
${ }_5 \mathrm{~B}^{10}+{ }_2 \mathrm{He}^4 \longrightarrow{ }_7 \mathrm{~N}^{13}+{ }_1 \mathrm{H}^1$
B.
${ }_{11} \mathrm{Na}^{24}+{ }_1 \mathrm{H}^1 \longrightarrow{ }_{10} \mathrm{Ne}^{20}+{ }_2 \mathrm{He}^4$
C.
${ }_{93} \mathrm{~Np}^{239} \longrightarrow{ }_{94} \mathrm{Pu}^{239}+\beta^{-}+\gamma^{-}$
D.
${ }_7 \mathrm{~N}^{11}+{ }_1 \mathrm{H}^1 \longrightarrow{ }_6 \mathrm{C}^{12}+\beta^{-}+\gamma^{-}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The angular momentum of the orbital electron is integral multiple of

A.
$h$
B.
$2\pi h$
C.
$\frac{h}{2\pi}$
D.
$3\pi h$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

Which of the following values is the correct order of nuclear density?

A.
$5 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~kgm}^{-3}$
B.
$9 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{~kgm}^{-3}$
C.
$3 \times 10^{21} \mathrm{~kgm}^{-3}$
D.
$2 \times 10^{17} \mathrm{~kgm}^{-3}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

The ionisation potential of hydrogen atom is 13.6 V. How much energy need to be supplied to ionise the hydrogen atom in the first excited state?

A.
13.6 eV
B.
27.2 eV
C.
3.4 eV
D.
6.8 eV
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

Which of the following statement is correct?

A.
The rest mass of the stable nucleus is less than the sum of the rest masses of its separated nucleons.
B.
The rest mass of the stable nucleus is greater than the sum of the rest masses of its separated nucleons.
C.
In nuclear fission energy is released by fusion of two nuclei of medium mass (approximate $100 \mathrm{~amu}$ ).
D.
In nuclear fission energy is released by fragmentation of very low atomic mass nucleus.
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

Potential energy between a proton and an electron is given by $U=\frac{K e^2}{3 R^3}$, then radius of Bohr's orbit can be given by

A.
$\frac{K e^2 m}{h^2}$
B.
$\frac{6 \pi^3 K e^2 m}{n^3 h^2}$
C.
$\frac{2 \pi}{n} \frac{K e^2 m}{h^2}$
D.
$\frac{4 \pi^2 K e^2 m}{n^3 h^2}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
Given the masses of various atomic particles
mp = 1.0072 u, mn = 1.0087 u, me = 0.000548 u,
${m_{\overline v }}$ = 0, md = 2.0141 u, where p $ \equiv $ proton, n $ \equiv $ neutron,
e $ \equiv $ electron, $\overline v $ $ \equiv $ antineutrino and d $ \equiv $ deuteron. Which of the following process is allowed by momentum and energy conservation?
A.
n + n $ \to $ deuterium atom
(electron bound to the nucleus)
B.
n + p $ \to $ d + $\gamma $
C.
p $ \to $ n + e+ + $\overline v $
D.
e+ + e- $ \to $ $\gamma $
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
You are given that Mass of ${}_3^7Li$ = 7.0160u,
Mass of ${}_2^4He$ = 4.0026u
and Mass of ${}_1^1H$ = 1.0079u.
When 20 g of ${}_3^7Li$ is converted into ${}_2^4He$ by proton capture, the energy liberated, (in kWh), is :
[Mass of nucleon = 1 GeV/c2]
A.
6.82 $ \times $ 105
B.
4.5 $ \times $ 105
C.
8 $ \times $ 106
D.
1.33 $ \times $ 106
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
A radioactive nucleus decays by two different processes. The half life for the first process is 10 s and that for the second is 100 s. The effective half life of the nucleus is close to :
A.
12 sec
B.
9 sec
C.
55 sec
D.
6 sec
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
Activities of three radioactive substances A, B and C are represented by the curves A, B and C, in the figure. Then their half-lives
${T_{{1 \over 2}}}\left( A \right)$ : ${T_{{1 \over 2}}}\left( B \right)$ : ${T_{{1 \over 2}}}\left( C \right)$ are in the ratio : JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot Physics - Atoms and Nuclei Question 206 English
A.
3 : 2 : 1
B.
2 : 1 : 1
C.
4 : 3 : 1
D.
2 : 1 : 3
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
Find the Binding energy per neucleon for ${}_{50}^{120}Sn$. Mass of proton mp = 1.00783 U, mass of neutron mn = 1.00867 U and mass of tin nucleus mSn = 119.902199 U. (take 1U = 931 MeV)
A.
9.0 MeV
B.
8.5 MeV
C.
8.0 MeV
D.
7.5 MeV
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
Hydrogen ion and singly ionized helium atom are accelerated, from rest, through the same potential difference. The ratio of final speeds of hydrogen and helium ions is close to :
A.
2 : 1
B.
1 : 2
C.
5 : 7
D.
10 : 7
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
The radius R of a nucleus of mass number A can be estimated by the formula
R = (1.3 $ \times $ 10–15)A1/3 m.
It follows that the mass density of a nucleus is of the order of :

(Mprot. $ \cong $ Mneut $ \simeq $ 1.67 $ \times $ 10–27 kg)
A.
1024 kg m–3
B.
1010 kg m–3
C.
1017 kg m–3
D.
103 kg m–3
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Morning Slot
In a radioactive material, fraction of active material remaining after time t is 9/16. The fraction that was remaining after t/2 is
A.
${3 \over 4}$
B.
${4 \over 5}$
C.
${3 \over 5}$
D.
${7 \over 8}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Evening Slot
In a hydrogen atom the electron makes a transition from (n + 1)th level to the nth level. If n >> 1, the frequency of radiation emitted is proportional to :
A.
${1 \over n}$
B.
${1 \over {{n^2}}}$
C.
${1 \over {{n^3}}}$
D.
${1 \over {{n^4}}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Morning Slot
In a reactor, 2 kg of 92U235 fuel is fully used up in 30 days. The energy released per fission is 200 MeV. Given that the Avogadro number, N = 6.023 $ \times $ 1026 per kilo mole and 1 eV = 1.6 × 10–19 J. The power output of the reactor is close to
A.
125 MW
B.
60 MW
C.
54 MW
D.
35 MW
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
The energy required to ionise a hydrogen like ion in its ground state is 9 Rydbergs. What is the wavelength of the radiation emitted when the electron in this ion jumps from the second excited state to the ground state ?
A.
35.8 nm
B.
11.4 nm
C.
8.6 nm
D.
24.2 nm