1.

A 1000 F capacitor and a 10 F capacitor are

charged so that the potential difference across each
of them is the same. The charge stored in the 1000
F capacitor is Q1 and the charge stored in the 10
F capacitor is Q2.
What is the ratio Q1/Q2?
A 100
B 10
C 1
D 0.01
3. The graph shows how the charge stored by each of
two capacitors, X and Y, increases as the pd across
them increases. Which one of the following
statements is correct?

A.
B.
C.
D.

The capacitance of X is equal to that of Y.

The capacitance of Y is less than that of X.
The capacitances of both X and Y are increasing.
The capacitance of Y is greater than that of X.

5. The nucleus 30
undergoes radioactive decay to the
15 P
30
nucleus 14S i The particles emitted in the decay are

2. The voltage across a capacitor falls from 10 V to 5

V in 48 ms as it discharges through a resistor.
What is the time constant of the circuit?
A
24 ms
B
33 ms
C
69 ms
D
96 ms

4. A capacitor of capacitance 15 F is fully charged

and the potential difference across its plates is
8.0V. It is then connected into the circuit as shown
below.

The switch S is closed at time t = 0. Which one of the

following statements is correct?
A The time constant of the circuit is 6.0 ms.
B The initial charge on the capacitor is 12 C.
C After a time equal to twice the time constant, the
charge remaining on the capacitor is Q0e2, where Q0 is
the charge at time t = 0.
D After a time equal to the time constant, the potential
difference across the capacitor is 2.9V.
6. The decay constant of a radioactive isotope is 0.02 s -1
Which one of the following statements about this isotope is true?

1
s.
0.02

A. a positron and an antineutrino.

B. an electron and an antineutrino.
C. a positron and a neutrino.
D. an electron and a neutrino

A. The half-life of the isotope is

7. Which one of the following statements is true for

the decay of a radioactive isotope?
A. The activity at any particular time is proportional to
the original number of nuclei present.
B. The activity at any particular time is proportional to
the number of nuclei of the isotope present at that
time.
C. The activity at any particular time is proportional to
the half-life of the isotope.
D. The activity at any particular time is proportional to
the decay constant of the isotope.

8. The decay constant of a radioactive nuclide is 1.6

10-3 s-1. At a given instant, the number of atoms of
the radioactive nuclide is 1.85 1012. The number of
atoms of the nuclide that remain after a time interval
of 30 minutes is closest to:
A) 1.38 1011
B) 1.04 1011
C) 1.14 1011
D) 1.26 1011

9. In the nuclear reaction here, which of the following

is the missing nuclear product?

10. The decay constant of a radioactive nuclide is 9.5

10-3 s-1. At a given instant, the activity of a specimen

B. In 1 s, 0.02 nuclei will decay.

C. A nucleus decays in every 0.02 s.
D. The probability that a nucleus will decay in 1 s is 0.02.

1 of 2

(Class):________ (No):__________

10
5

B + 2 He 1 H+ ?
B. 136C
A . 137 N

Answers:
1.
6.

C.

2.
7.

14
7

D.

12
9

3.
8.

2 of 2

of the nuclide is 80 mBq The time interval required

for the activity to decline to 40 mBq is closest to:
A) 95 s B) 88 s C) 80 s D) 73 s

4.
9.

5.
10.

(Class):________ (No):__________