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                | 21. | In radioactive disintegration ?-rays emission is always accompanied by |  
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				| A. | ?-ray emission | B. | y-ray emission |  
				 				 | C. | neutron emission | D. | none of the above |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 22. | A radioactive substance gives off Y-rays when |  
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				| A. | its nucleus goes from a higher energy state to a lower one | B. | one of the orbital electrons jumps from a higher orbit to one of a lower energy |  
				 				 | C. | an orbital electron jumps from a lower orbit to a higher one | D. | its nucleus goes from a lower energy state to a higher one |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 23. | Atomic size is of the order of |  
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				| A. | 10-12 cm | B. | 10-10 cm |  
				 				 | C. | 10-8 cm | D. | 10-6 cm |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 24. | The radius of nucleus is of the order of |  
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				| A. | 10-10 cm | B. | 10-8 cm |  
				 				 | C. | 10-14 cm | D. | 10-12 cm |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 25. | The volume of nucleus is about |  
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				| A. | 10-12 times the volume of atom | B. | 1012 times the volume of atom |  
				 				 | C. | 10-10 times the volume of atom | D. | 10-8 times the volume of atom |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 26. | The density of nucleus is about |  
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				| A. | 10-10 times the density of atom | B. | 1012 times the density of atom |  
				 				 | C. | 10-8 times the density of atom | D. | 1010 times the density of atom |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 27. | The distance between nucleons in atomic nucleus is of the order of |  
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				| A. | 200 Fermi | B. | 2 Fermi |  
				 				 | C. | 50 Fermi | D. | 1000 Fermi |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 28. | The particle mainly responsible for the stability of nucleus is |  
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				| A. | electron | B. | proton |  
				 				 | C. | neutron | D. | positron |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 29. | Stability of nucleus depends upon the ratio of |  
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				| A. | electron to proton | B. | neutron to proton |  
				 				 | C. | neutron to electron | D. | none of the above |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 30. | The neutron to proton ration in a stable nucleus is about |  
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                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
 
			
			
 
 
 
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