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what is true about gamma emission. (i) Gamma emission is the result of a nucleus

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Question

what is true about gamma emission.

(i) Gamma emission is the result of a nucleus falling form a high energy level to a low energy level.
(ii) Gamma radiations are high energy electromagnetic radiations.
(iii) The emission of a gamma radiation results in a daughter element two units less in atomic number and four units less in mass number.

(iv)   Gamma radiations can be stopped by a thin layer of?? paper?

Choose the statement(s) that is/are true about the neutron multiplication factor k

(i) To sustain a controlled chain reaction, k has to have a value less than 1
(ii) In order to sustain a chain reaction, k must have a value greater than 1
(iii) For k > 1, the fission rate will increase exponentially

(iv) No further fission will happen for k = 1??

In nuclear fission, the neutron multiplication factor k is

the number of neutrons that escape the mass of the fission material.

Explanation / Answer

In nuclear fission, the neutron multiplication factor k is

(iii) The emission of a gamma radiation results in a daughter element two units less in atomic number and four units less in mass number.

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ii, iii,iv are true

(ii) In order to sustain a chain reaction, k must have a value greater than 1

(iii) For k > 1, the fission rate will increase exponentially

(iv) No further fission will happen for k = 1??

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The average number of neutrons from one fission that are available to cause further fissions in other nuclei.

k = number of neutron in one generation / number of neutron in preceeding generation