Types of Nuclear Radiation

An alpha particle can penetrate

• a sheet of paper.
• a thin layer of cloth.
• a sheet of aluminum.
• none of the above

Identify the missing substance in each of the following nuclear reactions.
 _____→¹³⁷ ₅₆ Ba + ⁰ ₋₁ e 

• ¹³⁷₅₅Ba
• ¹³⁷₅₇La
• ¹³⁸₅₆Ba
• ¹³⁷ ₅₅Cs

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During Beta decay, the neutron to proton ratio of atoms undergoing decay is

• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Remains constant
• None of the Above

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Which nuclear emission involves the release of helium nuclei?

• alpha
• gamma
• positron
• beta

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Which of the following nuclear emissions involves the release of a particle with no mass and a charge of +1?

• proton
• beta
• positron
• alpha

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Which of the following nuclear emissions has the greatest penetrating power?

• alpha
• gamma
• beta
• positron

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Which of the following elements is formed when an alpha particle is emitted from americium-241?

• Uranium-235
• Radium-226
• Plutonium-238
• Neptunium-237

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Oxygen-16 undergoes positron emmission to form what daughter isotope and decay particle?

• ¹⁶₇N + e⁺
• ¹⁷₈O + e⁺
• ¹⁶₆O + e⁺
• ¹⁵₇N + e⁺

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What element does carbon-14 become after undergoing beta decay?
 

•  ₇N¹³ 
• ₅B¹⁴
• ₇N¹⁴ 
• ₆C¹⁴ 

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What type of radioactive decay increases the atomic number of a radioactive atom?    

•  gamma emission
•  beta emission
•  alpha emission 
•  fusion

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