When a radioactive substance emits an $\mathrm{\alpha }$-particle, its position in the periodic table is lowered by

(1) One place             

(2) Two places

(3) Three places           

(4) Four places

If a radioactive substance reduces to $\frac{1}{16}$ of its original mass in 40 days, what is its half-life 

(1) 10 days           

(2) 20 days

(3) 40 days           

(4) None of these

The electron emitted in beta radiation originates from

(1) Inner orbits of atoms

(2) Free electrons existing in nuclei

(3) Decay of a neutron in a nucleus

(4) Photon escaping from the nucleus

Three fourth of the active decays in a radioactive sample in 3/4 sec. The half life of the sample is 
(1) $\frac{1}{2}$ sec           

(2) 1 sec
(3) $\frac{3}{8}$ sec           

(4) $\frac{3}{4}$ sec

The activity of a radioactive sample is 1.6 curie and its half-life is 2.5 days. Its activity after 10 days will be

(1) 0.8 curie       

(2) 0.4 curie

(3) 0.1 curie       

(4) 0.16 curie

A radioactive nucleus emits a beta particle. The parent and daughter nuclei are 

(1) Isotopes             

(2) Isotones

(3) Isomers               

(4) Isobars

In a mean life of a radioactive sample 

(1) About 1/3 of substance disintegrates

(2) About 2/3 of the substance disintegrates

(3) About 90% of the substance disintegrates

(4) Almost all the substance disintegrates

1 Curie is equal to 

(1) $3\times {10}^{10}$ disintegrations/sec

(2) $3.7\times {10}^7$ disintegrations/sec

(3) $5\times {10}^7$ disintegrations/sec

(4) $3.7\times {10}^{10}$ disintegrations/sec

During mean life of a radioactive element, the fraction that disintegrates is:

(1) e           

(2)  $\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}}$
(3) $\frac{\mathrm{e}-1}{\mathrm{e}}$     

(4) $\frac{\mathrm{e}}{\mathrm{e}-1}$