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3 types of decay

Authored by Sue Bentley

Chemistry

9th Grade

NGSS covered

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3 types of decay
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of decay is shown here

23892U ---> 23490Th + 42He.

alpha

beta

gamma

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Finish this equation

20983Bi--> _______ + 20581Tl

42He

0-1e

y

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Identify the type of nuclear decay shown here

21483Bi 0-1e + 21484Po

alpha

beta

gamma

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alpha particles.....

a) are positively charged.
b) consist of two protons and four neutrons.
c) can penetrate any thickness of matter
d) All of the above 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During beta decay, a nucleus .... 

gives up two protons and two neutrons.
  maintains the same number of protons and neutrons.
  loses a proton and gains a neutron.
gains a proton and loses a neutron. 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a nucleus undergoes nuclear decay by gamma rays, the atomic number of the element....

remains the same
  decreases by one.
increases by one.
increases by two.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper is the ____.

alpha particle
beta particle
gamma ray
uranium

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