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JEE Advanced 2023Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2023
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Nuclear Physics

JEE Advanced 2023 · Paper 1 · Physics · Nuclear Physics

List- I shows different radioactive decay processes and List- II...

List-II shows different radioactive decay processes and List-IIII provides possible emitted particles. Match each entry in List-II with an appropriate entry from List-IIII, and choose the correct option.

List-II List-IIII
PP 23892U→23491Pa{}^{238}92U{\to}^{234}91Pa 11 one α\alpha particle and one β+{\beta}^{+} particle
QQ 21482Pb→21082Pb{}^{214}82Pb{\to}^{210}82Pb 22 three β−{\beta}^{-} particles and one α\alpha particle
RR 21081Tl→20682Pb{}^{210}81Tl{\to}^{206}82Pb 33 two β−{\beta}^{-} particles and one α\alpha particle
SS 22891Pa→22488Ra22891Pa{\to}^{224}88Ra 44 one α\alpha particle and one β−{\beta}^{-} particle
55 one α\alpha particle and two β+{\beta}^{+} particles

Options

  1. AP→4,Q→3,R→2,S→1P \to 4, Q \to 3, R \to 2, S \to 1
  2. BP→4,Q→1,R→2,S→5P \to 4, Q \to 1, R \to 2, S \to 5
  3. CP→5,Q→3,R→1,S→4P \to 5, Q \to 3, R \to 1, S \to 4
  4. DP→5,Q→1,R→3,S→2P \to 5, Q \to 1, R \to 3, S \to 2

Correct answer

A. P→4,Q→3,R→2,S→1P \to 4, Q \to 3, R \to 2, S \to 1

Step-by-step solution

In α\alpha decay mass number decreases by 44 unit and atomic number decreases by 22 unit.

In β−{\beta}^{-} decay mass number does not change but atomic number increases by 11 unit.

In β+{\beta}^{+} decay mass number does not change but atomic number decreases by 11 unit.

So for

\left(P\right){}^{238}92U{\to}^{234}91Pa.</p><p>Numberofalphaparticle.</p><p>Number of alpha particle= \dfrac{238 - 234}{4} = 1.Duetoalphaparticle,atomicnumbershoulddecreaseby. Due to alpha particle, atomic number should decrease by2butithasdecreasedbybut it has decreased by1only,thereforeanadditionalonly, therefore an additional{\beta}^{-}decayisrequired,thennetchangeinatomicnumberwillbedecay is required, then net change in atomic number will be- 2 + 1 = - 1.Therefore,. Therefore,P \to 4.</p><p>(Q)21482Pb→21082Pb.</p><p>\left(Q\right){}^{214}82Pb{\to}^{210}82Pb.

Number of alpha particle =214−2104=1= \dfrac{214 - 210}{4} = 1. Due to alpha particle, atomic number should decrease by 22, but there is no change in atomic number, which means two additional β−{\beta}^{-} decay is required, then net change in atomic number will be −2+2=0- 2 + 2 = 0. Therefore, Q→3Q \to 3.

\left(R\right){}^{210}81Tl{\to}^{206}82Pb.</p><p>Numberofalphaparticle.</p><p>Number of alpha particle= \dfrac{210 - 206}{4} = 1.Duetoalphaparticle,atomicnumbershoulddecreaseby. Due to alpha particle, atomic number should decrease by2,butatomicnumberhasincreasedby, but atomic number has increased by1,whichmeansthreeadditional, which means three additional{\beta}^{-}decayisrequired,thennetchangeinatomicnumberwillbedecay is required, then net change in atomic number will be- 2 + 3 = 1.Therefore,. Therefore,R \to 2.</p><p>(S)22891Pa→22488Ra.</p><p>\left(S\right){}^{228}91Pa{\to}^{224}88Ra.

Number of alpha particle =228−2244=1= \dfrac{228 - 224}{4} = 1. Due to alpha particle, atomic number should decrease by 22, but atomic number has decreased by 33, which means one additional β+{\beta}^{+} is required, then net change in atomic number will be −2−1=−3- 2 - 1 = - 3. Therefore, S→1S \to 1.

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