JEE Advanced 2026Paper 2
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2026
- Paper
- Paper 2
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Nuclear Physics
JEE Advanced 2026 · Paper 2 · Physics · Nuclear Physics
A nuclear reactor starts producing a radioactive nuclide X from t =...
A nuclear reactor starts producing a radioactive nuclide from , at a constant rate of per second. Each decay of produces energy , which is utilized to heat a liquid of mass and specific heat . Assuming no heat loss from the liquid and taking as the decay constant of , the rate of increase in the temperature of the liquid is:
Options
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- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Let be the number of active nuclei at time . The rate of change of the number of nuclei is given by
Integrating with the initial condition at :
The rate of decay of the nuclide at time is
Since each decay produces energy , the rate of energy production is
This energy is used to heat the liquid. The rate of heat absorption is
Equating the rate of energy production to the rate of heat absorption:
Answer:
Integrating with the initial condition at :
The rate of decay of the nuclide at time is
Since each decay produces energy , the rate of energy production is
This energy is used to heat the liquid. The rate of heat absorption is
Equating the rate of energy production to the rate of heat absorption:
Answer: