Nuclear Chemistry 301

1. When 3 Li7 are bombarded with protons,  -rays are produced. (c) Nuclear charge higher by one unit
The nuclide formed is [CPMT 1987] (d) Nuclear charge lower by one unit
8 9. The end product of 4 n series is [MNR 1983]
(a) 3 Li (b) 4 Be 8
208 207
(a) 82 Pb (b) 82 Pb
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(c) 3B (d) 4 Be 9
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(c) 82 Pb (d) 83 Bi204
2. Nuclides [BVP 2003]
(a) Have specific atomic numbers 10. 92 U 235 belongs to group III B of periodic table. If it loses one  -
(b) Have same number of protons particle, the new element will belong to group
[MNR 1984; CPMT 2001]
(c) Have specific atomic number and mass numbers
(a) I B (b) I A
(d) Are isotopes
(c) III B (d) V B
3. In the following nuclear reactions
11. Radioactive disintegration differs from a chemical change in being
7 N 14  2 He 4 8 O 17  X 1 and 13 Al 27 1 D 2 14 Si 28  X 2 (a) An exothermic change
X 1 and X 2 are respectively [MP PMT 1999] (b) A spontaneous process
(c) A nuclear process
1 1 1
(a) 1H and 0n (b) 0n and 1 H 1
(d) A unimolecular first order reaction
(c) He 4 and 0 n 1 (d) 1
and He 4 12. Half-life is the time in which 50% of radioactive element
2 0n 2
disintegrates. Carbon-14 disintegrates 50% in 5770 years. Find the
4. Gamma rays are half-life of carbon-14 [DPMT 1996]
[NCERT 1978; MNR 1990; UPSEAT 1999, 2000] (a) 5770 years
(a) High energy electromagnetic waves (b) 11540 years
(b) High energy electrons
(c) 5770 years
(c) High energy protons
(d) None of the above
(d) Low energy electrons
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13. The half-life of C is about [MP PET 1996]
5. Which particle can be used to change 13 Al 27 into 15 P
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(a) 12.3 years

[MP PMT 2003]
(b) 5730 years
(a) Neutron (b) -particle
(c) 4.5  10 9 years
(c) Proton (d) Deuteron
6. Which of the following does not characterise X-rays (d) 2.52  10 5 years
[UPSEAT 2001] 14. Half-life for radioactive C 14 is 5760 years. In how many years
(a) The radiation can ionise gases
200 mg of C 14 sample will be reduced to 25 mg
(b) It causes ZnS to fluorescence
[CBSE PMT 1995]
(c) Deflected by electric and magnetic field
(d) Have wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet rays (a) 11520 years (b) 23040 years
(c) 5760 years (d) 17280 years
7. During emission of  -particle [Bihar MEE 1996]
(a) One electron increases 15. The decay constant of a radioactive element is 3  10 6 min 1 . Its
(b) One electron decreases half-life is
[MP PET 1993; Pb. CET 2002]
(c) One proton increases
(d) No change (a) 2.31  10 min 5

(e) None of these

(b) 2.31  10 6 min
8. Emission is caused by the transformation of one neutron into a
proton. This results in the formation of a new element having (c) 2.31  10 6 min
(a) Same nuclear charge
(d) 2.31  10 7 min
(b) Very lower nuclear charge
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16. A radioactive sample decays to half of its initial concentration in (a) 4.8  10 3 days (b) 245 days
6.93 minutes.It further decays half in next 6.93 minutes. The rate
constant for the reaction is (c) 122.5 days (d) None of these
[RPET 2000] 23. If half-life of a substance is 5 yrs, then the total amount of substance
left after 15 years, when initial amount is 64 grams is [AIEEE 2002]
(a) 0.10 min –1
(b) 0.01 min –1

(a) 16 grams (b) 2 grams

(c) 1.0 min –1
(d) 0.001 min –1

(c) 32 grams (d) 8 grams

17. The half-life of an isotope is 10 hrs. How much will be left behind
24. An element has half-life 1600 years. The mass left after 6400 years
after 4 hrs in 1 gm sample [BHU 1997] will be [AFMC 2003]

(a) 45.6  10 23 atoms (a) 1/16 (b) 1/12

(c) 1/4 (d) 1/32
(b) 4.56  10 23 atoms
25. Wooden artitact and freshly cut tree are 7.6 and 15.2 min 1 g 1
(c) 4.56  10 21 atoms
of carbon ( t1 / 2  5760 years) respectively. The age of the artitact
(d) 45.6  10 21 atoms is [AIIMS 1980]
18. The half-life period t1 / 2 of a radioactive element is N years. The (a) 5760 years
period of its complete decay is [KCET 1998] 15.2
(b) 5760  years
2 7 .6
(a) N years (b) 2 N years
7 .6
1 2 (c) 5760  years
(c) N years (d) Infinity 15.2
2
(d) 5760  (15.2  7.6) years
19. A radioactive element has a half-life of 20 minutes. How much time
1 26. An element has two main isotopes of mass numbers 85 and 87. In
should elaspe before the element is reduced to th of the original nature they occur in the ratio of 75% and 25% respectively. The
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atomic weight of the element will be approximately
mass [EAMCET 1990]
(a) 86.0 (b) 86.5
(a) 40 minutes
(c) 85.5 (d) 85.75
(b) 60 minutes 27. A sample of rock from moon contains equal number of atoms of
(c) 80 minutes uranium and lead ( t1 / 2 for U  4.5  10 9 years). The age of the
(d) 160 minutes rock would be [MNR 1988; UPSEAT 2000]
20. The half-life period of a radioactive material is 15 minutes. What % (a) 9.0  10 9 years
of radioactivity of that material will remain after 45 minutes [MP PMT 1991]
(b) 4.5  10 9 years
(a) 10 % (b) 12.5%
(c) 13.5  10 9 years
(c) 15% (d) 17.5%
226
(d) 2.25  10 9 years
21. Ra disintegrates at such a rate that after 3160 years only one-fourth
28. The value of one microcurie = ....... disintegrations / second
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of its original amount remains. The half-life of Ra will be [MP PET 2002] [EAMCET 1982]
(a) 790 years (b) 3160 years (a) 3.7  10 5
(b) 3.7  10 7

(c) 1580 years (d) 6230 years (c) 3.7  10 4

(d) 3.7  1010
22. The ratio of the amount of two elements X and Y at radioactive 29. The sum of the number of neutrons and proton in the radio isotope
equilibrium is 1 : 2  10 6 . If the half-life period of element Y is of hydrogen is [IIT 1986]

4.9  10 4 days, then the half-life period of element X will be (a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 3

(SET -7)

1. (b) 7
 1 H 1  4 Be 8   3. (a) Equate atomic no. and mass no.
3 Li
4. (a) -rays are designated by hv.
2. (d) The isotopes of an element is represented by writing the symbol
of the element and representing the atomic number and mass 5. (b) Al 27  2 He 4  15 P 30  o n1
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number as subscript and superscript respectively are called
nuclides.
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6. (c) x-rays do not carry any charge and hence are not deflected by t 15
electric and magnetic fields. n   3
t1 / 2 5
7. (c) During  -particle emission one proton increases.
No N 1 1
8. (c) 1
 1 p 1  1e o (-particle comes out). Now N   3o  N o   64  8 grams.
on 2n 2 8 8
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9. (a) The end product of 4n series is 82 Pb . 24. (a) T1 / 2  1600 yrs. , N o  1, N  ?, T  6400 yrs.
10. (c) Elements 89 to 103 are placed in III group.
6400
11. (c) Chemical reaction is not nuclear reaction, but radioactivity is T  t1 / 2  n, or n  4
1600
nuclear distingration.
n 4
12. (a) t1 / 2  5770 years. 1 1 1
N  No    , N  1    , N  .
2 2 16
13. (b) t1 / 2 of C 14 = 5730 years.
2 .303 ro
1 
n
1  25 1 1 
n 3 25. (a) ro  15.2 and r  7.6,  t  log .
14. (d) 25     200,        r
 
2  
2 200 8 2
26. (c) Isotopes have 75% and 25% respectively.
n = 3, Number of half lives = 3
so time required = 3 × 5760 = 17280 yrs.  75 25 
 Atomic mass =   85   87 
 100 100 
0 .693 0 .693
15. (a) t1 / 2    2.31  10 5 min.
 3  10  6 min1 6375  2175
=  85.5 .
0 .693 0 .693 100
16. (a) k   0.10 min 1
t1 / 2 6 .93 N0 2 .303  t1 / 2 N
27. (b) N n
, use t  log o
17. (b) 4.56 × 10 23 atoms will be left behind after 4 hrs in 1 2 0 .693 N
gm. sample.
28. (c) 1 Ci = 3.7  1010 dps or 3.7  10 10 Bq.
18. (d) The t1 / 2 of a radioactive element = N years
1mCi = 3.7  10 4 dps .
 The period of its complete decay is infinity.
1 29. (d) Tritium (1 H 3 ) consist of 1 proton and 2 neutrons.
19. (b) t1 / 2  20 minute, N  No
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2 .303 N
Use, t   t1 / 2 log o .
0 .693 N
No 45
20. (b) N n
and n  3
2 15
100
Also use N o  100 than N   12.5 % .
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21. (c) For an element to disintegrate
n
1
N  No   …..(i), t = n × t1/ 2 …..(ii)
2

N 1
For Ra 226  , from eq. (i)
No 4
n n 2 n
1 1 1 1 1
   or   or      , n  2 ; from eq. (ii)
4 2 2 2 2
t 3160
T1 / 2    1580 yrs.
n 2

NX t (X ) 4 .9  10 4
22. (b)  1/2 , t1 / 2 ( X )   245 days.
NY t1 / 2 (Y ) 2  10  6

23. (d) t1 / 2  5 yrs., t  15 yrs