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JEE Advanced 2016Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2016
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Kinetics

JEE Advanced 2016 · Paper 1 · Chemistry · Chemical Kinetics

A plot of the number of neutrons ( N ) against the number of...

A plot of the number of neutrons (N)( \text{N} ) against the number of protons (P)( \text{P} ) of the stable nuclei exhibits upwards deviation from linearity for atomic number, Z>20\text{Z} > 20. For an unstable nucleus having NP\dfrac{\text{N}}{\text{P}} ratio less than 11, the possible mode(s) of decay is (are):

Options

  1. Aβ−{\beta}^{-} decay ( β\beta emission)
  2. BOrbital of K-electron capture
  3. CNeutron emission
  4. Dβ+{\beta}^{+} decay (positron emission)

Correct answer

B. Orbital of K-electron capture

Step-by-step solution

As NP\dfrac{N}{P} ratio is less than 11, for possible decay mode, NP\dfrac{N}{P} ratio should increase. The possible modes are α\alpha-decay, K-capture and β+{\beta}^{+}-decay. Hence, the correct options are \left(2\right) and \left(4\right) (In β−−decayor{\beta}^{-}-decay orneutron decay, \dfrac{N}{P} ratio will decrease further).
\dfrac{N}{P} shouldincrease.So,<br/>hould increase. So,<br />{}_{0}{e}^{- 1} + p 11 ⟶ n 10[K−electronCapture]<br/>[K-electron Capture]<br />p 11 ⟶ n 10 + \beta 01[[{\beta}^{+}-decay]
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