Q. Percentage of U-238 in natural uranium is around

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Q. Emission of β-particles during radioactive decay of a substance is from

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Q. How many atoms are present in one gm-atom of an element ?

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Q. Uranium ore is currently mined & concentrated at

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Q. Which of the following ores contains maximum percentage of uranium ?

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Q. Atoms with same number of neutrons, but different number of nucleons are called

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Q. Enrichment of uranium is done to increase the concentration of __________ in the natural uranium.

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Q. Thorium metal

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Q. Fast breeder nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel may contain upto a maximum of __________ percent of U-235 (i.e. fissile material).

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Q. A fertile material is the one, which can be

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Q. The number of neutrons accompanying the formation of ₅₄Xe¹³⁹ and ₃₈Sr⁹⁴ from the absorption of a slow neutron by ₉₂U²³⁵ , followed by nuclear fission is

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Q. Nuclides having the same atomic numbers are termed as

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Q. __________ nuclear reactor does not require a heat exchanger to supply steam to power turbine.

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Q. If 4 gm of a radioisotope has a half life period of 10 days, the half life of 2 gm of the same istotope will be __________ days.

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Q. Pick out the wrong statement.

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Q. Specific gravity of uranium and plutonium is about

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Q. The function of moderators in nuclear reactor is to

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Q. Which of the following is not used as a nuclear fuel cladding material ?

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Q. The atomic weight and atomic number of an element are A and Z respectively. What is the number of neutrons in the atom of that element ?

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Q. Thermal nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel contains a maximum of __________ percent fissile material i.e. U-235.

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