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JEE Main Physics — Nuclear Physics Previous-Year Questions

165 JEE Main Nuclear Physics PYQs (2002–2026) with verified answers and step-by-step solutions.

This page collects every JEE Main Nuclear Physics previous-year question from Physics, 2002–2026. Each links to a full solution with a verified answer key. Click any year above to narrow the list, or open a question to study its step-by-step working and then practice it on PrepSharp's CBT player.

  1. Q12026MCQMedium

    The binding energy per nucleon of ²⁰⁹₈₃Bi is _______ MeV. [Take m(²⁰⁹₈₃Bi) = 208.980388 u, mp = 1.007825 u, mn = 1.0086…

  2. Q22026MCQMedium

    Assuming the experimental mass of ¹²₆C as 12 u, the mass defect of ¹²₆C atom is _______ MeV/c². (Mass of proton = 1.007…

  3. Q32026MCQMedium

    7.9 MeV α-particle scatters from a target material of atomic number 79. From the given data the estimated diameter of n…

  4. Q42026MCQEasy

    A nucleus has mass number α and radius Rα. Another nucleus has mass number β and radius Rβ. If β=8 α then Rα / Rβ is:

  5. Q52026MCQHard

    An atom ₃⁸ X is bombarded by shower of fundamental particles and in 10 s this atom absorbed 10 electrons, 10 protons an…

  6. Q62026MCQMedium

    Two radioactive substances A and B of mass numbers 200 and 212 respectively, shows spontaneous α-decay with same Q valu…

  7. Q72026MCQMedium

    Given below are two statements: Statement I : For all elements, greater the mass of the nucleus, greater is the binding…

  8. Q82026NumericalHard

    The energy released when (7)/(17.13) kg of ⁷₃Li is converted into ⁴₂He by proton bombardment is α × 10³² eV. The value…

  9. Q92026MCQEasy

    Which of the following pair of nuclei are isobars of the element?

  10. Q102026MCQMedium

    The minimum frequency of photon required to break a particle of mass 15.348 amu into 4 α particles is \\\\_ kHz. [mass…

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PrepSharp has 165 JEE Main Nuclear Physics PYQs spanning 2002–2026, each with a verified answer and a step-by-step solution.
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