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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

"In the nuclear reaction below, a neutron hits a uranium nucleus.
\( n + ^{235}_{92}\text{U} \rightarrow ^{a}_{54}\text{Xe} + ^{94}_{b}\text{Sr} + 2n \)
The values of a and b are respectively :

  1. A 141 and 36
  2. B 140 and 38
  3. C 139 and 38
  4. D 140 and 36
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(B) 140 and 38

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Conservation of mass number: \( 1 + 235 = a + 94 + 2 \times 1 \) \( 236 = a + 96 \) \( a = 140 \) Conservation of atomic number: \( 0 + 92 = 54 + b + 2 \times 0 \) \( 92 = 54 + b \) \( b = 38 \)
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