A. Chemical
B. Nuclear
C. Physical
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Radioactive decay of a material involves a _____________ order reaction?
A. Third
B. Second
C. First
D. Zero - A radioactive isotope undergoes decay with respect to time following _____________ law?
A. Logarithmic
B. Exponential
C. Linear
D. Inverse square - Emission of β-particles during radioactive decay of a substance is from__________________?
A. Innermost shell
B. Nucleus
C. Outermost shell
D. None of these - In β-decay of radioactive material, the ratio of neutron to proton____________________?
A. Increases
B. Remain same
C. Decreases
D. Is unpredictable; may increase or decrease - The new nucleus formed after β-decay of a radioactive element has___________________?
A. Less atomic number
B. Less atomic weight
C. More atomic number
D. More atomic weight - The half life period of a radioactive substance is best determined by counting the number of alpha particles emitted per second in a Geiger Muller counter from its known quantity. If the half life period of a radioactive substance is one month, then____________?
A. 3/4th of it will disintegrate in two months
B. It will completely disintegrate in two months
C. It will completely disintegrate in four months
D. 1/8th of it will remain intact at the end of four months - The atomic number of a radioactive element is not changed, when it emits _____________ rays?
A. α
B. β
C. γ
D. α & β - The decay product of tritium (a beta emitter) is_________________?
A. Lithium
B. Helium
C. Deuterium
D. Hydrogen - The amount of a radioactive material (having a half life of 100 years) remaining after 400 years will be ______________ of its original weight?
A. 1/2
B. 1/4
C. 1/8
D. 1/16 - The half life period of a radioactive element depends on its _______________________?
A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Amount
D. None of these
