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MCQs on Nuclear fission and Nuclear fusion :
1. The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is
(A) Fusion
(B) Fission
(C) Half-life
(D) gamma -radiation
Answer
Answer: (B) Fission
2. Name the moderator used in the nuclear reactor?
(A) Plutonium
(B) Thorium
(C) Graphite
(D) Berilium
Answer
Answer: (C) Graphite
3. Which isotope of Uranium has the capacity to sustain the chain reaction?
(A) U-230
(B) U-235
(C) U-245
(D) U-225
Answer
Answer: (B) U-235
4. Which of the following atomic particles have the least mass?
(A) Proton
(B) Electron
(C) Deuteron
(D) Neutron
Answer
Answer: (B) Electron
5. During an atomic explosion, the energy released is due to
(A) Conversion of protons to neutrons
(B) Conversion of chemical energy into heat energy
(C) Conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy
(D) Conversion of mass into energy
Answer
Answer: (D) Conversion of mass into energy
6. What is the beneficial aspect of nuclear fission?
(A) The ability to absorb energy
(B) The ability to produce more energy than nuclear fusion
(C) The ability to release tremendous amounts of energy
(D) There are no beneficial aspects of nuclear fission
Answer
Answer: (C) The ability to release tremendous amounts of energy
7. When a neutron leaves the nucleus, it’s mass
(A) Triples
(B) Decreases
(C) Increases
(D) Stays the same
Answer
Answer: (B) Decreases
8. The element with the least mass per nucleon is
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Iron
(C) Helium
(D) Uranium
Answer
Answer: (B) Iron
9. The release in energy in nuclear fission is consistent with the fact that uranium has
(A) More mass per nucleon than either of the two fragments
(B) Has more mass per nucleon as the two fragment
(C) Has exactly the same mass per nucleon as the two fragments
(D) Less mass per nucleon than either of the two fragments
Answer
Answer: (A) More mass per nucleon than either of the two fragments
10. The energy we get in nuclear reaction comes from
(A) Energy we put into the reactor
(B) The mass of the fuel
(C) Water
(D) The sun
Answer
Answer: (B) The mass of the fuel