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Radioactive Particle in Nuclear Reactions

The document contains 6 problems related to nuclear physics calculations: 1) Calculate the binding energy and specific binding energy of nitrogen-14 from given mass data 2) Calculate the energy released in a nuclear reaction of uranium-235 splitting into barium-141 and krypton-92 3) Calculate the half-life of radium-226 given its mass number and rate of alpha particle emission

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Radioactive Particle in Nuclear Reactions

The document contains 6 problems related to nuclear physics calculations: 1) Calculate the binding energy and specific binding energy of nitrogen-14 from given mass data 2) Calculate the energy released in a nuclear reaction of uranium-235 splitting into barium-141 and krypton-92 3) Calculate the half-life of radium-226 given its mass number and rate of alpha particle emission

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NUCLEUS

1. Calculate the binding energy and specific binding energy (in MeV) of
14
7N from the following data. Mass of neutron is 1.00867 u, Mass of
proton is 1.00783 u and Mass of nitrogen is 14.00307u.

2. Find the energy released in the following nuclear reaction.


235
92U +0n 1 →56Ba141 + 36Kr92 + 0n1 + Q
Given: Mass of Uranium = 235.040 u, Mass of Neutron = 1.00867 u.
Mass of Barium = 140.910 u and Mass of krypton = 91.900u.

NUCLEUS DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Prescribed by PRADEEP P


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3. The mass number of radium is 226. It is observed that 3.67x1010


𝛼 −particle are emitted per second from lg radium. Calculate the
half-life of radium.

4. The half-life of a radioactive sample 38Sr90 is 28 years. Calculate the


rate of disintegration of 15 mg of this isotope. Given Avogadro’s
number = 6.023 x 1023.

NUCLEUS DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Prescribed by PRADEEP P


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5. Determine the mass of Na-22 which bas an activity of 5mCi. Half-life


of Na23 is 2.6 years. Avogadro number = 6.023 x 1023 atoms.

The activity of radioactive substance 4700 per minute. 5 minutes later


the activity is 2700 per minute. Find decay constant and half-life of
radioactive substance.

6. The activity of radioactive substance 4700 per minute. 5 minutes later


the activity is 2700 per minute. Find decay constant and half-life of
radioactive substance.

NUCLEUS DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Prescribed by PRADEEP P

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