Theory

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

The spontaneous and random decay of a radioactive substance involves the emission of either $\alpha$-radiation or $\beta$-radiation and/or $\gamma$-ra...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

(a) A sample of a radioactive isotope contains $N$ nuclei at time $t$. At time $(t + \Delta t)$, it contains $(N - \Delta N)$ nuclei of the isotope.Fo...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

The gold nucleus $^{185}_{79}\text{Au}$ undergoes alpha decay.What are the nucleon (mass) number and proton (atomic) number of the nucleus formed by t...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

The nuclei of the isotopes of an element all contain the same number of a certain particle. What is this particle?

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Alpha, beta and gamma radiations1. are absorbed to different extents in solids,2. behave differently in an electric field,3. behave differently in a m...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Two $\alpha$-particles with equal energies are fired towards the nucleus of a gold atom. Which diagram best represents their paths?

2009 Winter

Theory

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

An $\alpha$-particle A approaches and passes by a stationary gold nucleus N. The path is illustrated in Fig. 7.1.(a) On Fig. 7.1, mark the angle of de...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Tungsten-184 \( \left( ^{184}_{74}\text{W} \right) \) and tungsten-185 \( \left( ^{185}_{74}\text{W} \right) \) are two isotopes of tungsten.Tungsten-...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

The controlled reaction between deuterium $\left(\frac{2}{1}H\right)$ and tritium $\left(\frac{3}{1}H\right)$ has involved ongoing research for many y...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH26 - PARTICLE & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

(a) State what is meant by the decay constant of a radioactive isotope...................................................................................

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

Which unit can be expressed in base units as kg m^2 s^{-2}?

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

The luminosity $L$ of a star is given by $L = 4\pi r^2 \sigma T^4$ where $r$ is the radius of the star, $T$ is the temperature of the star and $\si...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A particle has velocity $V$ at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal. The components of the particle’s velocity are $V_v$ upwards in the vertical dire...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH14 - WAVES

A whale produces sound waves of frequency 5 Hz. The waves are detected by a microphone and displayed on an oscilloscope. What is the time-base sett...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

The speed shown on a car's speedometer is proportional to the rate of rotation of the tyres. The variation of the diameter of a tyre as it wears intro...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A car travels along a straight horizontal road. The graph shows the variation of the velocity $v$ of the car with time $t$ for 6.0 s of its journey. ...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff and falls into the sea some time later. Air resistance is negligible. Which graph shows how th...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH17 - ELECTRIC FIELDS

A positive charge of $2.6 \times 10^{-8} \text{ C}$ is in a uniform electric field of field strength $300000 \text{ Vm}^{-1}$. How much work must be ...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

Each diagram illustrates a pair of forces of equal magnitude. Which diagram gives an example of a pair of forces that is described by Newton's third ...

2019 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A stone is dropped from a tall building. Air resistance is significant. The variation of distance fallen with time is shown by the dashed line. A sec...

2019 Summer