Nucleus - NEET Physics Questions
Question 31: easy

Assertion (A): The value of Rydberg constant is independent of mass of nucleus.


Reason (R): Electrons revolve around stationary nucleus of atom.

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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The Rydberg constant for a given atom depends on the reduced mass, which includes the nuclear mass. So (A) is false. The assumption of a stationary nucleus is an approximation; both electron and nucleus orbit their center of mass. So (R) is false.

Question 32: easy

Assertion (A): Fragments produced in the fission of \( \text{_{92}^{235}U} \) are radioactive.


Reason (R): The fragments have abnormally high proton to neutron ratio.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Fission fragments are typically neutron-rich and undergo beta-minus decay to reach stability, thus being radioactive. So (A) is true. They have a high neutron-to-proton ratio (or low proton-to-neutron ratio), not a high proton-to-neutron ratio. So (R) is false.

Question 33: easy

Assertion (A): The binding energy per nucleon, for nuclei with atomic mass number \( A > 100 \) decreases with \( A \).


Reason (R): The nuclear forces become weaker for heavier nuclei.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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The binding energy per nucleon peaks around \( A=60 \) and decreases for heavier nuclei due to increasing Coulomb repulsion, which effectively weakens the average nuclear force per nucleon. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) correctly explains (A).

Question 34: easy

Assertion (A): All protons have non zero magnetic moment.


Reason (R): All nuclei have non zero magnetic moment.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Protons possess intrinsic spin and thus a non-zero magnetic moment. So (A) is true. Nuclei with even numbers of both protons and neutrons (even-even nuclei) have zero net spin and zero magnetic moment. So (R) is false.

Question 35: easy

Assertion (A): Rydberg constant varies with mass number of a given element.


Reason (R): The reduced mass of electron depends on the mass of the nucleus.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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The effective Rydberg constant for an atom depends on the reduced mass \( \mu = \frac{m_e M}{m_e + M} \), where \( M \) is the nuclear mass (related to mass number). So, (A) is true. The reduced mass clearly depends on the nuclear mass. So (R) is true. (R) correctly explains (A).

Question 36: easy

Assertion (A): \( \text{Fe}^{56} \) nucleus is more stable than \( \text{U}^{235} \) nucleus.


Reason (R): Binding energy of \( \text{Fe}^{56} \) nucleus is more than binding energy of \( \text{U}^{235} \).


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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\( \text{Fe}^{56} \) has the highest binding energy per nucleon, making it the most stable. So (A) is true. The total binding energy of \( \text{U}^{235} \) is much higher than \( \text{Fe}^{56} \) due to its larger number of nucleons. Thus (R) is false.

Question 37: easy

Assertion (A): Electron capture occurs more often than positron emission in heavy elements.


Reason (R): Heavy elements exhibit radioactivity.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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In heavy nuclei, electron capture is favored over positron emission. So (A) is true. Heavy elements are generally unstable and radioactive. So (R) is true. However, (R) does not explain the preference for electron capture.

Question 38: easy

Assertion (A): A nuclei has mass more than the sum of the masses of the individual nucleons in them.


Reason (R): In nuclei, number of neutrons is less than the number of electrons.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is false because of mass defect; the nucleus mass is less than the sum of constituent nucleons. Reason (R) is false as neutrons are in the nucleus and electrons orbit outside. Thus, both (A) and (R) are false.

Question 39: easy

Assertion (A): Isotopes of an element can be separated by using a mass spectrometer.


Reason (R): Separation of isotopes is possible because of the difference in electron numbers of isotopes.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true; mass spectrometers separate particles based on mass-to-charge ratio, and isotopes have different masses. Reason (R) is false; isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons (in a neutral atom) and differ in neutron numbers, not electron numbers.

Question 40: easy

Assertion (A): Nuclear binding energy per nucleon is in the \( {}^{8}_{4}\text{Be} > {}^{7}_{3}\text{Li} > {}^{4}_{2}\text{He} \).


Reason (R): Binding energy per nucleon increases linearly with difference in number of neutrons and protons.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is false; \( {}^{4}_{2}\text{He} \) has a significantly higher binding energy per nucleon than \( {}^{7}_{3}\text{Li} \) and particularly unstable \( {}^{8}_{4}\text{Be} \). Reason (R) is false; binding energy per nucleon does not increase linearly with the N-P difference. Both (A) and (R) are false.