A radioactive substance emits 

(1) $\mathrm{\alpha }$-rays               

(2) $\mathrm{\beta }$-rays

(3) $\mathrm{\gamma }$-rays                 

(4) All of these

A radioactive substance has a half-life of 1 year. The fraction of this material, that would remain after 5 years will be

(1) $\frac{1}{32}$             

(2) $\frac{1}{5}$
(3) $\frac{1}{2}$               

(4) $\frac{4}{5}$

Which is the correct expression for half-life

(1) ${\mathrm{t}}_{1/2}=\log 2$                 

(2) ${\mathrm{t}}_{1/2}=\frac{\mathrm{\lambda }}{\log 2}$
(3) ${\mathrm{t}}_{1/2}=\frac{\mathrm{\lambda }}{\log 2}(2.303)$     

(4) ${\mathrm{t}}_{1/2}=\frac{2.303<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>\log <mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>2}{\mathrm{\lambda }}$

Plutonium decays with a half-life of 24000 years. If the plutonium is stored for 72000 years, then the fraction of plutonium that remains is 

(1) $\frac{1}{2}$          

(2) $\frac{1}{3}$
(3) $\frac{1}{4}$          

(4) $\frac{1}{8}$

If half-life of a substance is 3.8 days and its quantity is 10.38 gm. Then substance quantity remaining left after 19 days will be 

(1) 0.151 gm             

(2) 0.32 gm

(3) 1.51 gm               

(4) 0.16 gm

The activity of a radioactive sample is 1.6 curie and its half-life is 2.5 days. Its activity after 10 days will be

(1) 0.8 curie       

(2) 0.4 curie

(3) 0.1 curie       

(4) 0.16 curie

A nucleus ${}_{\mathrm{Z}}{}^{\mathrm{A}}\mathrm{A}$ emits an $\mathrm{\alpha }$-particle. The resultant nucleus emits a ${\mathrm{\beta }}^{+}$ particle. The respective atomic and mass no. of the final nucleus will be 

1. Z – 3, A – 4           

2. Z – 1, A – 4

3. Z – 2, A – 4           

4. Z, A – 2

In a mean life of a radioactive sample 

(1) About 1/3 of substance disintegrates

(2) About 2/3 of the substance disintegrates

(3) About 90% of the substance disintegrates

(4) Almost all the substance disintegrates

The large scale destruction, that would be caused due to the use of nuclear weapons is called 

(1) Nuclear holocaust

(2) Thermo-nuclear reaction

(3) Nuetron reproduction factor

(4) None of these