The velocity of thermal (slow) neutrons triggering nuclear fission reaction (having energy equal to 0.025 eV) is about ______________ metres/second?

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Which of the following may not need a moderator ?

A. Candu reactor B. Fast breeder reactor C. Homogeneous reactor D. Pressurised water reactor...

First experimental observation of nuclear fission was done by ____________________?

A. Plane B. Rutherford C. Fermi D. Hahn and Strassmann...

What is the average life of a radioactive atom having a ‘half life period’ of T ?

A. 1.44 T B. 0.144 T C. 14.4 T D. 2T...

The amount of a radioisotope remaining undecayed after a time equal to four times its half life, will be _____________ percent?

A. 3.125 B. 6.25 C. 12.50 D. 25...

Which of the following accounts for the maximum energy release in the nuclear fission process ?

A. Kinetic energy of fission products B. Radioactive decay of fission products C. Instantaneous release of γ-rays D. Kinetic energy of neutrons...