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Liquid Drop Model Question

The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to the Liquid Drop Model of the nucleus, including its origin, applications, and components of the semi-empirical mass formula. Key concepts covered include binding energy, surface energy, and asymmetry terms. Answers to the questions are also provided, indicating the correct options for each question.

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Liquid Drop Model Question

The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to the Liquid Drop Model of the nucleus, including its origin, applications, and components of the semi-empirical mass formula. Key concepts covered include binding energy, surface energy, and asymmetry terms. Answers to the questions are also provided, indicating the correct options for each question.

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MCQs on Liquid Drop Model

1. The liquid drop model of the nucleus was proposed by:


A. Enrico Fermi
B. Niels Bohr
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. Marie Curie

2. The liquid drop model is primarily used to explain:


A. Nuclear magnetic resonance
B. Beta decay
C. Nuclear fission and binding energy
D. Quantum tunneling

3. Which of the following terms is not a component of the semi-empirical mass formula
(Weizsäcker formula)?
A. Volume term
B. Surface term
C. Magnetic term
D. Pairing term
4. The surface energy term in the liquid drop model accounts for:
A. The electromagnetic interaction
B. The fact that nucleons on the surface have fewer neighbors
C. The pairing of protons and neutrons
D. The asymmetry in neutron-proton ratio

5. According to the liquid drop model, the binding energy per nucleon:
A. Increases indefinitely with mass number
B. Remains constant for all nuclei
C. Initially increases and then saturates
D. Decreases exponentially with mass number

6. The asymmetry term in the semi-empirical mass formula arises due to:
A. Coulomb repulsion
B. Neutron-proton imbalance
C. Surface tension
D. Shell effects

7. In the semi-empirical mass formula, the Coulomb term accounts for:


A. Strong nuclear force
B. Weak interaction
C. Electrostatic repulsion between protons
D. Pairing energy
Answers:
1. Correct Answer: B. Niels Bohr
2. Correct Answer: C. Nuclear fission and binding
energy
3. Correct Answer: C. Magnetic term
4. Correct Answer: B. The fact that nucleons on the
surface have fewer neighbors
5. Correct Answer: C. Initially increases and then
saturates
6. Correct Answer: B. Neutron-proton imbalance
7. Correct Answer: C. Electrostatic repulsion between
protons

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