Fission, Fusion, and Applications

Fission, Fusion, and Applications

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This is an example of...

• Fission reaction

• Fusion reaction

• Decomposition reaction

• Chemical reaction

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion
• fission
• half-life
• gamma radiation

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What is a chain reaction?

• When electrons travel are emitted causing electricity
• When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the protons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
• When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
• When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the electrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split

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Nuclear fission of uranium-235 can start a chain reaction by

• releasing enough thermal energy to start nuclear fission in neighboring atoms

• producing two smaller atoms that can then strike and split neighboring atoms

• producing neutrons that can then strike and split neighboring atoms

• combining two atoms with low mass to form one large atom

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Where does fusion occur naturally?

• Underwater
• All around us
• In the radioactive waste
• On the sun

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Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion?

• It is easy to implement.
• It produces less energy than nuclear fission.
• It produces more energy than nuclear fission.
• It has the ability to occur easily in everyday life.

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Carbon dating relies on

• the fact that all living things contain a small amount of carbon-14

• organisms dying

• washing your hands

• organism remaining constant

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A patient is diagnosed with a damage in the thyroid gland.

Which isotope is used to treat the patient?

• Copper-64

• Cobalt-60

• Carbon-14

• Iodine-131

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What type of radiation is depicted in the equation?

• Gamma Radiation

• Alpha Radiation

• Beta Radiation

• Electron Capture

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What is the structure of gamma radiation?

• a Helium nucleus

• a fast-moving positron

• an electromagnetic wave

• a neutron