The thermonuclear reaction of hydrogen inside the stars takes place by a cycle of operations. The particular element which acts as a catalyst is

$A$ certain stable nuclide,after absorbing a neutron,emits a $\beta$-particle and the new nuclide splits spontaneously into two $\alpha$-particles. The nuclide is

Which is more destructive: an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb?

The minimum frequency of a photon required to break a particle of mass $15.348 \ amu$ into $4 \ \alpha$ particles is . . . . . . $kHz$.
[Mass of $He$ nucleus = $4.002 \ amu$, $1 \ amu = 1.66 \times 10^{-27} \ kg$, $h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \ J \cdot s$ and $c = 3 \times 10^8 \ m/s$]

$A$ nucleus of mass $M + \Delta m$ is at rest and decays into two daughter nuclei of mass $\frac{M}{4}$ and $\frac{3M}{4}$. If the speed of light is $c$,the speed of the daughter nucleus of mass $\frac{M}{4}$ is:

Two lighter nuclei combine to form a comparatively heavier nucleus by the relation given below:
${ }_{1}^{2} X +{ }_{1}^{2} X ={ }_{2}^{4} Y$
The binding energies per nucleon of ${ }_{1}^{2} X$ and ${ }_{2}^{4} Y$ are $1.1 \, MeV$ and $7.6 \, MeV$ respectively. The energy released in this process is in $MeV$.