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                | 141. | The surface tension of the nuclear fluid is |  
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				| A. | more than that of water but less than that of mercury | B. | less than that of water |  
				 				 | C. | much more than that of any liquid | D. | approximately equal to that of turpentine |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 142. | Energy in the sun is produced as a result of |  
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				| A. | fission | B. | thermonuclear reaction |  
				 				 | C. | explosion | D. | combustion |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 143. | Inside the sun |  
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				| A. | four nuclei of hydrogen combine together to form one nucleus of helium | B. | four nuclei of hydrogen combine together to form two nuclei of helium |  
				 				 | C. | four nuclei of hydrogen combine together to form four nuclei of helium | D. | one nucleus of hydrogen is transformed into one nucleus of helium. |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 144. | Hydrogen bomb is based on the nuclear fusion of |  
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				| A. | hydrogen | B. | deuterium |  
				 				 | C. | tritium | D. | helium |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 145. | The phenomenon of nuclear fission is used in the construction of |  
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				| A. | the hydrogen bomb | B. | the atom bomb |  
				 				 | C. | an ordinary bomb | D. | incendiary bomb |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 146. | The phenomenon of fusion is responsible for the energy radiated by |  
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				| A. | the sun | B. | the atom bomb |  
				 				 | C. | the firefly | D. | lightning |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 147. | In a nuclear explosion the energy is released in the form of |  
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				| A. | electrical energy | B. | thermal energy |  
				 				 | C. | kinetic energy | D. | potential energy |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 148. | The large energy released in atomic bomb explosion is due to |  
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				| A. | release of neutrons | B. | conversion of heavy atoms to lighter atoms |  
				 				 | C. | appreciable mass loss | D. | higher mass of products than initial substance |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 149. | Which metal is most important in atomic research? |  
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                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 150. | Laser is a device to produce |  
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				| A. | a beam of white light | B. | a beam of coherent light |  
				 				 | C. | microwaves | D. | gamma rays |  
                        
                        
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