NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING QUIZ

Heavy water used in the nuclear reactors to slow down the speed of neutrons is

A compound of oxygen and deuterium

Water having dissolved salts of heavy metals

None of these

Highly purified water

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The molecular weight of heavy water is

36

20

18

10

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A thermal nuclear reactor compared to a fast breeder reactor

Gives higher power density

Uses slower neutrons for fission

Uses faster neutrons for fission

Requires less fuel to run at the same power level

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Out of the following places, heavy water plant is not located at

Ramagundam

Baroda

Tuticorin

Talcher

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MeV is the unit of

Radioactivity

None of these

Energy

Potential difference

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Energy equivlant to one atomic mass unit (amu) is __________ MeV.

9.31

9310

93.1

931

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Uranium is recovered from its ore (pitchblende) by

Leaching with sulphuric acid

Froth floatation technique

Smelting in a furnace

Dissolving in water

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'Light water' used as a coolant in nuclear reactor is nothing but

Ordinary water

Mildly acidic (pH = 6) water

Mildly alkaline (pH = 8) water

None of these

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Nuclides having the same atomic numbers are termed as

Isomers

Isobars

Isotones

Isotopes

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The disintegration rate of a radioactive element

Progressively decreases

Remains constant throughout

Progressively increases

May increase or decrease depending on the material

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