Thorium-232 (a fertile material) on absorption of a neutron gets converted into ___________ , which is a fissile material?

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1. Thorium-232 is converted into uranium-233 in a/an ______________ nuclear reactor?

   A. Thermal
   B. Fast breeder
   C. Heavy water moderated
   D. Enriched uranium

2. Number of secondary neutron emitted on fission of an atom of U-235 by slow neutron bombardment is_______________?

   A. 3
   B. 235
   C. 200
   D. 92

3. Thorium can be converted into U-233 in a _____________ reactor?

   A. Liquid metal cooled
   B. Fast breeder
   C. Thermal
   D. Swimming pool

4. The number of neutrons accompanying the formation of 54Xe139 and 38Sr94 from the absorption of a slow neutron by 92U235, followed by nuclear fission is __________________?

   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4

5. Fast breeder nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel may contain upto a maximum of ____________ percent of U-235 (i.e. fissile material)?

   A. 15
   B. 45
   C. 65
   D. 85

6. Thermal nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel contains a maximum of ____________ percent fissile material i.e. U-235?

   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 7

7. “Critical mass” is the minimum mass of nuclear fissile material required for the__________________?

   A. Sustainment of chain reaction
   B. Power generation on commercial scale
   C. Economic power generation
   D. None of these

8. Which is not a fissile nuclear material ?

   A. U-233
   B. U-235
   C. U-238
   D. Pu-239

9. “Critical mass” is the minimum mass of nuclear fissile material required for the_______________________?

   A. Sustainment of chain reaction
   B. Power generation on commercial scale
   C. Economic power generation
   D. None of these

10. Which of the following is a non-fissile material ?

    A. Plutonium-239
    B. Uranium-235
    C. Uranium-233
    D. Thorium-232