Balancing Nuclear Reactions

A form of radiation that carries energy and has no mass and no charge.

• Alpha particles
• Beta Particles
• Gamma Rays
• Daughter nucleus

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What type of radioactive decay has the most mass?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

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Solve this equation for alpha decay.
²⁰⁹₈₅At = ___ + ⁴₂He

• ²⁰⁵₈₃Bi
• ²⁰⁹₈₆Rn
• ²⁰⁷₈₁Tl
• ²⁰⁸₈₅At

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Solve this equation for beta decay.
¹⁴₆C = ___ + ⁰_-1e

• ¹⁰₄Be
• ¹⁴₇N
• ^10₂He
• ^13₆C

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Solve this equation for beta decay.
⁶⁰₂₇Co = ___ + ⁰_-1e

• ⁵⁶₂₅Mn
• ⁶⁰₂₈Ni
• ⁵⁸₂₃V
• ⁵⁹₂₇Co

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The following is an example of what type of reaction?
²⁴³₉₅Am  →  ²³⁹₉₃Np + ⁴₂He 

• alpha decay
• beta decay
• gamma decay

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What is the missing isotope that will balance the following nuclear equation?
⁹₄Be  +  ¹₁H →  _____  +  ⁴₂He

• ¹⁰₅B
• ¹⁰₅Ne
• ⁶₃Li
• ⁶₃C

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Solve this equation for gamma decay.
_43⁹⁹Tc = ___ + ₀⁰γ

• ₄₃⁹⁹Tc
• ₄₃¹⁰⁰Tc
• ₄₄⁹⁹Ru
• ₄₃⁹⁹Ru

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Arrange the particles of radioactive decay in order from greatest to least penetrating ability.

• Beta, gamma, alpha

• Alpha, gamma, beta

• Gamma, beta, alpha

• Alpha, beta, gamma

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If element ⁵⁰₂₄ Cr undergoes an alpha decay, the resulting element looks like _______.

• ⁵⁰₂₅ Mn

• ⁴⁶₂₂ Ti

• ⁴⁸₂₀ Ca

• ⁵⁴₂₆ Fe

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