Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Nuclei

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question.

Experiments performed have showed that radioactivity is a nuclear phenomenon in which an unstable nucleus undergoes a decay. This is referred to as radioactive decay. Three types of radioactive decay occur in nature :

  1. α-decay
  2. β-decay
  3. γ-decay

 Consider that 92U238 decays via alpha decay. 

What is the force involved in this specimen?

Options:

Electrostatic Force

Nuclear Force

Coulomb's Attractive Force

No force acts as nuclear force is balanced by electrostatic force.

Correct Answer:

Nuclear Force

Explanation:

Given is a nuclei and in nuclei, nuclear forces are involved. Electrostatics forces are also involved but they are so weak in magnetic that nuclear forces dominate and do not balance.