Assertion (A) : Half life of a radioactive isotope is the time required to decrease its mass number by half Reason (R ) : Half life of radioactive iso

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Assertion (A) : Half life of a radioactive isotope is the time required to decrease its mass number by half ... . If both (A) and (R ) are incorrect.

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Description : The half life of radioactive isotope is 3 hour. If the initial mass of isotope were 256 g, the mass of it remaining undecayed after 18 hr is a)12 g b)

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Description : A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 10 days. If today there are 125 g of it left, what was its original weight 40 days earlier  (a) 600 g (b) 1000 g (c) 1250 g (d) 2000 g 

Last Answer : Half life = 10days  The formula which is, 1/(2)^n × original weight = Weight left today.  To obtain the value of n = divide no of days by half life ie.,n= 40/10= 4 n=4 So, 1/(2)^n × original Weight = 125g 1/(2)^4 × Original weight = 125 Original weight = 16×125 = 2000g

Description : A radioactive isotope having a half life of 3 days was received after 12 days. It was found that there were 3 gm of the isotopes in the container. The

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Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) α-particle emission from a radioactive element makes it electrically negative (B) β-particle emission from a radioactive element makes it electrically ... ) The disintegration constant of a radioactive isotope is independent of pressure, temperature or concentration

Last Answer : (C) A radioactive element having a half life period of 20 years will completely disintegrated in 40 years

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Description : What name is given to the time taken for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay?

Last Answer : Half-life

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Last Answer : High-energy photons are gamma rays; the decay is called gamma decay. Please note that the mass of an atom DOES change, since a loss of energy is accompanied by a loss in mass.

Description : Assertion `(A) :` In radioactive disintegrations, `._(2)He^(4)` nuclei can come out of the nucleus but lighter `._(2)H^(3)` cannot. Reason `(R) :` The

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Description : The half-life of an isotope of an element is 5 days. The mass of a 10 gram sample of this isotope remaining after 20 days is: w) 0.312 grams x) 0.625 grams y) 1.25 grams z) 2.50 grams

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 0.625 GRAMS

Description : A radioactive isotope undergoes decay with respect to time following __________ law. (A) Logarithmic (B) Exponential (C) Linear (D) Inverse square

Last Answer : (B) Exponential

Description : The radioactive isotope of hydrogen is called--------- and its nucleus contains --------proton and --- --neutron.

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Description : Is the decay of a radioactive isotope predictable (causally determined) or not?

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Description : Which radioactive isotope is used to detect tumours?

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Description : When an isotope is blank it is radioactive?

Last Answer : When an isotope is unstable, it is said to be radioactive.

Description : When does an isotope undergo radioactive decay?

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Last Answer : Answer : C

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Last Answer : (C) Tritium

Description : Radioactive isotope of Uranium used in Nuclear Bomb is ? A.92 U 235 (Answer) B.92 U 234 C. 92 U 233 D. 92 U 238

Last Answer : A.92 U 235 (Answer)

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Last Answer : (c) Radioactive isotope technique

Description : Which of the following is the same for both radioactive iodine and stable iodine? w) number of neutrons x) mass number y) half-life z) chemical properties

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Description : Assertion : In a radioactive disintegration, an electron is emitted by the nucleus. Reason : Electrons are always present inside the nucleus.

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Description : Assertion A: Large size stones are required in stone revetment in shore protection. Reason R: Resistance of stone to wave force is proportional to its volume and wave force is proportional to the exposed area of the stone. ... of A (C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true

Last Answer : (A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

Description : The half - life of a radioactive substance depends upon (a) Its temperature (b) The external pressure (c) The mass of the substance (d) The strength of the nuclear force between the nucleons its atoms

Last Answer : Ans:(d)

Description : A nuclide has mass number (A) and atomic number (Z). During a radioactive process if: (A) both A and Z decrease, the process is called `alpha`-decay (

Last Answer : A nuclide has mass number (A) and atomic number (Z). During a radioactive process if: (A) both A and Z decrease, ... 4 C. 1,3, and 4 D. 1,2, and 4

Description : Assertion (A) : Mass media promote a culture of violence in the society. Reason (R) : Because violence sells in the market as people themselves are violent in character. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct ... ). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Last Answer : (D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Description : Give reason: Radioactive material of longer half life is dangerous.

Last Answer : Since the radioactivity lasts longer.

Description : Assertion A: Depth and width required at the entrance to a harbour are more than those required in the channel. Reason R: The entrance to a harbour is usually more exposed to waves as compared to the harbour itself. ... explanation of A (C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true

Last Answer : (A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

Description : What is the half-life of carbon 12 isotope ?

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Description : The `.^(60)C` isotope decays with a half life of 5.3 years. How long would it take for 7/8 of a sample of 500 mg of `.^(60)Co` to disintegrate?

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Description : What fraction of an original sample of a radio isotope remains after 3 half-life periods?

Last Answer : One eighth remains.

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Last Answer : One eighth remains.

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Description : Fifty micrograms of an isotope have decayed to 12.5 micrograms after 12 hours. What is the half life of the radioisotope? 

Last Answer : ANSWER: SIX HOURS

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Last Answer : Answer: B

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Description : The atomic number of uranium is 92 and its atomic mass is 238.how many neutrons does the most common isotope of uranium have.?

Last Answer : The most common isotope of uranium is uranium-238 with 146 neutrons.

Description : An aluminum isotope consists of 13 protons, 13 electrons, and 14 neutrons. Its mass number is?

Last Answer : Mass number = proton number + neutron number SO, Mass number(Aluminium) = 13+ 14 =27

Description : An aluminum isotope consists of 13 protons, 13 electrons, and 14 neutrons. Its mass number is?

Last Answer : Mass number = proton number + neutron number SO, Mass number(Aluminium) = 13+ 14 =27

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Last Answer : (B) It will completely disintegrate in two months

Description : If an isotope of silicon has 15 neutrons what is the mass number?

Last Answer : Need answer

Description : What is the mass number of this isotope?

Last Answer : I cannot answer this question.

Description : Assertion (A) : In a food chain members of successive higher levels are fewer in number. Reason (R ): Number of organisms at any trophic level depends

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Description : Assertion (A) :The liability of share holders in a private limited company is limited to the amount. Reason (R) :The number of share holders of a private limited company is limited to fifty. A. Both A and R are ... correct explanation of A C. A is true but R is false D. A is false but R is true

Last Answer : D. A is false but R is true