Revision: ADVANCED PHYSICS – Atomic & Nuclear Physics Report a question What's wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. Advanced Physics: Atomic & Nuclear Physics - Revision Quiz Test your understanding of Advanced Physics: Atomic & Nuclear Physics here: 1 / 5 1) What is the force that binds protons and neutrons in a nucleus? electromagnetic force weak nuclear force strong nuclear force gravitational force 2 / 5 2) Nobelium-259 has a half-life of 3500 s. What is the decay constant of nobelium-259? 8.7 × 10–5 s–1 1.2 × 10–2 s–1 1.7 × 10–2 s–1 2.0 × 10–4 s–1 3 / 5 3) During a single fission event of uranium-235 in a nuclear reactor the total mass lost is 0.23 u. The reactor is 25% efficient. 1 u = 1.661 × 10–27 kg How many events per second are required to generate 900 MW of power? 6.6 × 1018 1.1 × 1020 4.4 × 1020 1.1 × 1014 4 / 5 4) The mass of the fuel in a fission reactor decreases at a rate of 6.0×10−6 kg hour−1. What is the maximum possible power output of the reactor? 300 MW 75 MW 150 MW 9000 MW 5 / 5 5) A Geiger counter is placed near a radioactive source and different materials are placed between the source and the Geiger counter. The results of the tests are shown in the table. What is the radiation emitted by the source? β and γ α only α and γ α and β Your score is Restart quiz
