Fission, Fusion & E=mc²

Mass–energy and nuclear energy processes. Ideal for students preparing board exams and competitive tests.

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QUESTION NO 01

Beta-minus particle is?

Answer: Electron

β⁻ emission sends out an electron (and antineutrino).

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QUESTION NO 02

Gamma rays are?

Answer: High-energy photons

γ radiation is electromagnetic radiation from nuclei.

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QUESTION NO 03

Half-life is the time for?

Answer: Half the radioactive nuclei to decay

T½ is time for N → N/2.

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QUESTION NO 04

E = mc² relates?

Answer: Mass and energy equivalence

Rest energy E₀ = mc²; mass–energy equivalence.

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QUESTION NO 05

Pair production requires photon energy at least?

Answer: 1.022 MeV

Creating e⁻e⁺ needs ≥ 2 × 511 keV = 1.022 MeV.

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QUESTION NO 06

X-rays are produced when?

Answer: Fast electrons strike a metal target

Bremsstrahlung/characteristic X-rays arise from electron–target interactions.

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QUESTION NO 07

Nuclear fission is?

Answer: Splitting of a heavy nucleus

Fission: heavy nucleus splits into lighter fragments, releasing energy.

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QUESTION NO 08

Nuclear fusion is?

Answer: Combining light nuclei

Fusion joins light nuclei (e.g. in stars) releasing energy.

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QUESTION NO 09

Heisenberg uncertainty principle limits simultaneous knowledge of?

Answer: Position and momentum

Δx Δp ≥ ħ/2 (order-of-magnitude form often taught as ~ h/4π).

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QUESTION NO 10

Rest mass of a photon is?

Answer: Zero

Photons are massless; they still carry energy and momentum E/c.

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Fission, Fusion & E=mc²

Beta-minus particle is?

Gamma rays are?

Half-life is the time for?

E = mc² relates?

Pair production requires photon energy at least?

X-rays are produced when?

Nuclear fission is?

Nuclear fusion is?

Heisenberg uncertainty principle limits simultaneous knowledge of?

Rest mass of a photon is?

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Fission, Fusion & E=mc²

Beta-minus particle is?

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Gamma rays are?

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Half-life is the time for?

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E = mc² relates?

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Pair production requires photon energy at least?

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X-rays are produced when?

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Nuclear fission is?

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Nuclear fusion is?

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Heisenberg uncertainty principle limits simultaneous knowledge of?

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Rest mass of a photon is?

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