Nuclear chemistry

Which process produces alpha particles?

• Alpha decay
• Beta decay
• Gamma decay
• Nuclear fusion

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Which process produces beta particles?

• Alpha decay
• Beta decay
• Gamma decay
• Nuclear fusion

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Which process involves the joining of small nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

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Which process involves the splitting of large nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

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The time taken for half of an amount of radioactive atoms to decay.

• Nuclear fusion
• Full-life
• Dead time
• Half-life

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Scientist involved with discovery of radioactivity.

• Albert Einstein
• Ernest Rutherford
• Marie Curie
• Isaac Newton

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The nuclear process occurring at a nuclear power plant.

• Nuclear fusion
• Nuclear fission
• Combustion
• Multiplication

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Arrange in order of increasing ability to penetrate matter.

• Beta, gamma, alpha
• Alpha, gamma, beta
• Gamma, beta, alpha
• Alpha, beta, gamma

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Complete the sentence: As time passes the level of radiation produced by a radioactive material...

• Decreases
• Increases
• Remains constant

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Classify this process.

• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion
• Alpha decay
• Beta decay

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