Atoms and Nuclei

2021 Q301 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
There are 1010 radioactive nuclei in a given radioactive element, its half-life time is 1 minute. How many nuclei will remain after 30 seconds? $\left( {\sqrt 2 = 1.414} \right)$
A.
2 $\times$ 1010
B.
7 $\times$ 109
C.
105
D.
4 $\times$ 1010
2021 Q302 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
At time t = 0, a material is composed of two radioactive atoms A and B, where NA(0) = 2NB(0). The decay constant of both kind of radioactive atoms is $\lambda$. However, A disintegrates to B and B disintegrates to C. Which of the following figures represents the evolution of NB(t) / NB(0) with respect to time t?

[NA (0) = No. of A atoms at t = 0

NB (0) = No. of B atoms at t = 0]
A.
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift Physics - Atoms and Nuclei Question 170 English Option 1
B.
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift Physics - Atoms and Nuclei Question 170 English Option 2
C.
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift Physics - Atoms and Nuclei Question 170 English Option 3
D.
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift Physics - Atoms and Nuclei Question 170 English Option 4
2021 Q303 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A particular hydrogen like ion emits radiation of frequency 2.92 $\times$ 1015 Hz when it makes transition from n = 3 to n = 1. The frequency in Hz of radiation emitted in transition from n = 2 to n = 1 will be :
A.
0.44 $\times$ 1015
B.
6.57 $\times$ 1015
C.
4.38 $\times$ 1015
D.
2.46 $\times$ 1015
2021 Q304 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Consider the following statements :

A. Atoms of each element emit characteristics spectrum.

B. According to Bohr's Postulate, an electron in a hydrogen atom, revolves in a certain stationary orbit.

C. The density of nuclear matter depends on the size of the nucleus.

D. A free neutron is stable but a free proton decay is possible.

E. Radioactivity is an indication of the instability of nuclei.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A.
A, B, C, D and E
B.
A, B and E only
C.
B and D only
D.
A, C and E only
2021 Q305 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If 'f' denotes the ratio of the number of nuclei decayed (Nd) to the number of nuclei at t = 0 (N0) then for a collection of radioactive nuclei, the rate of change of 'f' with respect to time is given as :

[$\lambda$ is the radioactive decay constant]
A.
$-$ $\lambda$ (1 $-$ e$-$$\lambda$t)
B.
$\lambda$ (1 $-$ e$-$$\lambda$t)
C.
$\lambda$e$-$$\lambda$t
D.
$-$ $\lambda$e$-$$\lambda$t
2021 Q306 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Some nuclei of a radioactive material are undergoing radioactive decay. The time gap between the instances when a quarter of the nuclei have decayed and when half of the nuclei have decayed is given as :

(where $\lambda$ is the decay constant)
A.
${1 \over 2}{{\ln 2} \over \lambda }$
B.
${{\ln 2} \over \lambda }$
C.
${{2\ln 2} \over \lambda }$
D.
${{\ln {3 \over 2}} \over \lambda }$
2021 Q307 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q308 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q309 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q310 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q311 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q312 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q313 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q314 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q315 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q316 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q317 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q318 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q319 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q320 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q321 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q322 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q323 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q324 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q325 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q326 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q327 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q328 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q329 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q330 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q331 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q332 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q333 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q334 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
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 Q335 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q336 JEE Advanced MSQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q337 JEE Advanced MSQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q338 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q339 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q340 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q341 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q342 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q343 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q344 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q345 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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.
$\frac{4 \pi^2 K e^2 m}{n^3 h^2}$
2021 Q346 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A proton has kinetic energy E = 100 eV which is equal to that of a photon. The wavelength of photon is $\lambda$2 and that of proton is $\lambda$1. The ratio ${{{\lambda _2}} \over {{\lambda _1}}}$ is proportional to

A.
E2
B.
E$^{{1 \over 2}}$
C.
E$-$1
D.
E$^{ - {1 \over 2}}$
2021 Q347 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

The radius of a muonic hydrogen atom is 2.5 $\times$ 10$-$13 m. The total atomic volume (in m3) of a mole of such hydrogen atoms is (Take, $\pi$ = 3.14)

A.
3.94 $\times$ 10$-$14
B.
3.09 $\times$ 10$-$14
C.
4 $\times$ 10$-$14
D.
3.9 $\times$ 10$-$14
2021 Q348 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A radioactive sample at any instant has its disintegration rate 5000 disintegrations per min. After 5 min, the rate is 1250 disintegrations per min. Then, the disintegration constant (per min) is

A.
0.4 loge 2
B.
0.2 loge 2
C.
0.1 loge 2
D.
0.8 loge 2
2020 Q349 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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 Q350 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
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