MPSC PYQ

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Fission is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2022). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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1 · 2022–2022
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What you need to know first

Basic nuclear reactionsEinstein mass-energy relationNuclear PhysicsEinstein's EquationAtomic structureRadioactivity

What mastering this unlocks

Critical MassChain reaction

Real questions that test this

विखंडन प्रक्रियांमध्ये निर्माण होणाऱ्या ऊर्जेचे प्रमाण खालीलपैकी कोणत्या बाबीवर/बाबींवर अवलंबून असते ? In fission processes, the amount of energy released depends on which of the following factor/s ?

(a)अभिक्रिया कारकाचे वस्तुमान / The mass of the reactant

(b)उत्पाद्याचे वस्तुमान / The mass of the product

(c)अभिक्रियाकारक आणि उत्पाद्याचे वस्तुमान / The mass of the reactant and product

(d)विखंडनांच्या वेळी कमी झालेले वस्तुमान / The loss in mass during fission

1)फक्त (a) आणि (c) / Only (a) and (c)
2)फक्त (b) / Only (b)
3)फक्त (d) / Only (d)
4)फक्त (a) आणि (d) / Only (a) and (d)✓ Correct

In nuclear fission processes, the energy released is directly proportional to the mass defect (loss in mass during fission, based on Einstein's E=mc^2), which is derived from the difference between reactant and product masses.

खालील परिकल्पित अभिक्रिया पूर्ण करा : 235 92 U + 1 0 n -> x 54 Xe + y 38 Sr + 4 1 0 n

(a)x = 141, y = 91

(b)x = 139, y = 93

(c)x = 141, y = 93

(d)x = 139, y = 95

1)फक्त (b) आणि (d) / Only (b) and (d)
2)फक्त (a) आणि (c) / Only (a) and (c)
3)फक्त (a) आणि (b) / Only (a) and (b)✓ Correct
4)फक्त (c) आणि (d) / Only (c) and (d)

In nuclear fission of Uranium-235 bombarded by a neutron, mass numbers and atomic numbers must balance. Solving for standard fission fragments gives x = 141, y = 92 or 91 with varying neutron counts, fitting options (a) and (b).

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