Chapter 16 of 16 · Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Physics is a Physics chapter on the official PMDC MDCAT 2026 syllabus, contributing roughly 2 MCQs to the 36-MCQ Physics section. Mastering the core concepts below typically secures the full chapter weightage.

Key Concepts

• Radioactive decay
• Half-life
• Nuclear fission & fusion
• Mass defect & binding energy
• Detectors (GM counter)

How Nuclear Physics Is Tested

MDCAT questions on Nuclear Physics are a mix of recall (definitions, classifications), application (predict outcomes, interpret diagrams), and basic numerical/analytical reasoning. PMDC papers from 2020–2025 emphasized the concepts above; older UHS papers (2008–2019) tested them too, with slight variations in question framing.