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Atomic and Nuclear Physics MCQs

1. : Elements which emit natural radioactivity are called as…

(A) Radio elements


(B) Active elements


(C) Nuclear elements


(D) Radioactive elements



2. : When two light nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, that process is said to be…

(A) Nuclear fission


(B) Nuclear transmutation


(C) Nuclear power


(D) Nuclear fusion



3. : Alpha (α) particles are helium (He) nucleus with a charge of…

(A) 2e


(B) e


(C) 3e


(D) 4e



4. : In SI base units, 1 Bq (Becquerel) is equal to…

(A) 10 disintegrations per second


(B) 5 disintegrations per second


(C) 1 disintegration per second


(D) None of the above



5. : In air, the alpha particles (α) have the range of…

(A) Few centimeters


(B) Several thousand meters


(C) Several hundred meters


(D) No limit



6. : Radiations present in the atmosphere due to different radioactive substances are called…

(A) Background radiations


(B) Environmental radiations


(C) Positive radiations


(D) Cosmic radiations



7. : A helium nucleus having two protons and two neutrons with a charge of 2e is…

(A) Alpha particle


(B) Beta particle


(C) Gamma particle


(D) Negative particle



8. : Isotopes have the same number of protons but have different numbers of…

(A) Electrons


(B) Neutrons


(C) Shells


(D) Positrons



9. : The number of protons inside the nucleus represents the…

(A) Atomic mass


(B) Atomic number


(C) Atomic count


(D) Radioactivity level



10. : Radiation emitted from splits into how many components…

(A) 2 components


(B) 3 components


(C) 4 components


(D) 5 components



11. : Beta particles (β) are a stream of high-energy…

(A) Electrons


(B) Protons


(C) Neutrons


(D) None of the above



12. : The phenomenon by which radiations split matter into positive and negative ions is called…

(A) Ionization


(B) Radiation


(C) Transmutation


(D) Radioactivity



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