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GATE PH 2008 • Q60 (MCQ) +2 Mark

The following gives a list of pairs containing (i) a nucleus (ii) one of its properties. Find the pair which is INAPPROPRIATE. (A) (i) roNe2° nucleus; (ii) stable nucleus (B) (i) A...

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GATE PH 2008 • Q62 (MCQ) +2 Mark

The mass difference between the pair of mirror nuclei „C" and sB" is given to be AMeV/c? nuclei ang to the semi-empirical mass formula, the mass difference between the pair of mirr...

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GATE PH 2009 • Q8 (MCQ) +1 Mark

Pick the WRONG statement. (A) The nuclear force is independent of electric charge (B) The Yukawa potential is proportional to r' exp "), where r is the separation between two nucle...

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GATE PH 2009 • Q20 (MCQ) +1 Mark

Consider a nucleus with N neutrons and Z protons. If mp, m, and BE represent the mass of the proton, in free space, the mass of the nucleus is given by the mass of the neutron and ...

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GATE PH 2009 • Q33 (MCQ) +2 Mark

Cesium has a nuclear spin of 7/2. The hyperfine spectrum of the D lines of the cesium atom will consist of (A) 10 lines (B) 4 lines (C) 6 lines (D) 14 lines 8/16 2009 PH...

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GATE PH 2012 • Q21 (MCQ) +1 Mark

Deuteron has only one bound state with spin parity 1+, isospin 0 and electric quadrupole moment 0.286 efm2. These data suggest that the nuclear forces are having (A) only spin and ...

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GATE PH 2016 • Q38 (MCQ) +2 Mark

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? (A) A deuteron can be disintegrated by irradiating it with gamma rays of energy 4 MeV. (B) A deuteron has no excited states. (C) A...

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GATE PH 2019 • Q25 (MCQ) +1 Mark

The nuclear spin and parity of 40 20Ca in its ground state is (a) 0+ (b) 0− (c) 1+ (d) 1− GATE 2019...

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GATE PH 2021 • Q34 (NAT) +1 Mark

Consider the atomic system as shown in the figure, where the Einstein A coefficients for spontaneous emission for the levels are A2>1 = 2 × 107 5-1 and A1>o = 10* s-1. If 1014 atom...

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GATE PH 2021 • Q62 (NAT) +2 Mark

Consider an atomic gas with number density n = 1020 m-3, in the ground state at 300 K. The valence electronic configuration of atoms is f". The paramagnetic susceptibility of the g...

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GATE PH 2023 • Q29 (MSQ) +1 Mark

The deuteron is a bound state of a neutron and a proton. Which of the following statements is(are) CORRECT?...

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GATE PH 2023 • Q58 (MSQ) +2 Mark

A slow moving 𝜋- particle is captured by a deuteron (d) and this reaction produces two neutrons (n) in the final state, i.e., 𝜋- + d → n + n. Neutron and deuteron have even intri...

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GATE PH 2024 • Q36 (MCQ) +2 Mark

Binding energy and rest mass energy of a two-nucleon bound state are denoted by B and mc2, respectively, where c is the speed of light . The minimum energy of a photon required to ...

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