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11.
Which of the following radioactive series is artificial?
  • A.
    Thorium series (4n)
  • B.
    Neptunium series (4n + 1)
  • C.
    Uranium series (4n + 2)
  • D.
    Actinium series (4n + 3)
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Answer : [B]
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12.
A freshly prepared radioelement has a half-life of 2 hours. It emits radiation whose intensity is 64 times the permissible safe level. The minimum time after which it would be possible to work with this sample is
  • A.
    3 hours
  • B.
    9 hours
  • C.
    24 hours
  • D.
    1
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Answer : [D]
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13.
The count rate of 200 mL of a radioactive liquid sample is x. Some of the liquid is now discarded. The count rate of the remaining liquid is found to be x/20 after four half-lives. The volume in millilitres of the remaining liquid is
  • A.
    160
  • B.
    80
  • C.
    40
  • D.
    10
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Answer : [A]
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14.
80% of the radioactive nuclei present in a sample are found to remain undecayed after one day. The percentage of undecayed nuclei left after two days will be
  • A.
    64
  • B.
    20
  • C.
    46
  • D.
    80
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Answer : [A]
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15.
Which of the following processes results in an increase in the atomic number of a nuclide?
  • A.
    Alpha emission
  • B.
    Electron capture
  • C.
    Beta emission
  • D.
    Positron emission
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Answer : [C]
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