Q. No. 4: Write down the procedure used to find the dead time of Geiger Muller Tube.
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Q: Calculate the nucelar radius of uranium-238.
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Q: Calculate the mass defect and the binding energy of the deuterium
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A: The schematic graph of average binding energy per nucleon (in MeV) against nucleon number (A) is…
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A: the equation which describes how the number of nuclei of a certain radioisotope varies with time is…
Q: Draw the fission yield as a function of the mass number and briefly explain its meaning.
A: Required : To draw fission yield vs mass number.
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Q: A Geiger counter registerss a count rate of 6,800 counts per minute from a sample of a radioisotope.…
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Q: If a rock containing U-238 initially reads 41.2 counts per minute on a Geiger counter, what will its…
A: The reading after 6 weeks will be 41.2 counts per minute
Q: What is mass defect?
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A: When neutron fuses with the radioactive element and the result have neutron produced again that…
Q: Why is the sensitivity of Geiger –Muller detector higher than the other gas filled detectors?
A: The Geiger–Müller tube or G–M tube is the sensing element of the Geiger counter instrument used for…
Q: What is the optimum temperature for D-T fusion reaction rate?
A: question asked: Optimum temperature required for Deuterium - Tritium fusion reaction.
Q: How much ionising radiation is needed to get cancer? Explain how it will give you cancer?
A: Ionising radiation, such as gamma rays, X-rays and radioactive particles can cause cancer by…
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Q: Assume the intensity of radiation measured at a distance from a radioactive source follows an…
A: Given intensity of radiation measured at a distance from a radioactive source follows the…
Q: We use a Geiger counter to measure the YT, the total yield (in counts) due to a radioactive source…
A: Given that: Total yield=YTBackground Yield=YBWhether true or false:The uncertainty (σ) in the…
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Q: A Geiger counter is placed at a distance 2m from a Cobalt 60 source emitting γ rays. The measured…
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Q: Explain why 231-Th-90 is likely to be a beta minus emitter
A: Why 231-Th-90 is likely to be a beta minus emitter.
Q: (a) What is the mfp of 0.0253eV neutrons in Zr? For Zr: A=55.8, p=6.5 g/cm³, σ₁-8b, σa=0.18b (b) To…
A: Given, For Zr, A=55.8ρ=6.5g/cm3σs=8bσa=0.18b n=ρNAAn=6.5×6.023×102355.8n=0.702×1023 1 barn=10-24cm2…
Q: We use a Geiger counter to measure YT, the total yield (in counts) due to a radioactive source with…
A: Everyone on the Earth is exposed to background radiation. The three primary sources of background…
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Q: d) Below is a decay curve for iodine-131. This is used in the treatment of thyroid cancer.…
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Q: Explain the main characteristics that distinguish stable nucleus from unstable nucleus in terms of:…
A: An atom is stable only if the forces among the particles that makeup the nucleus are balanced. An…
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Q: 5. The capture cross section ơ̟ of >ºCo for thermal neutrons is 37 b. (а) 5°CO (p = 8.9 x 10° kg.m3)…
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Q: Fermi’s original reactor was just “barely” critical because the natural uranium that he used…
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Q: Describe the process of delayed nucleon emission?
A: Solution: There are two types of nucleon emission on the basis of time of emission of the half-life…
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