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Radioactive decay particles

Authored by Jessica James

Science

9th Grade

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Radioactive decay particles
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an alpha decay particle?

electron

helium nucleus

positron

gamma ray

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a beta minus decay particle?

electron

helium nucleus

positron

gamma ray

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of decay occurs when the nucleus has too much energy?

alpha

beta minus

beta plus

gamma

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of decay occurs when there are too many protons in a nucleus?

alpha

beta minus

beta plus

gamma

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of radioactive decay is this example?

alpha

beta minus

beta plus

gamma

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of radioactive decay is this example?

alpha

beta minus

beta plus

gamma

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What change happens in the nucleus for this radioactive decay example?

loses 2 protons + 2 neutrons

neutron becomes a proton

proton becomes a neutron

no change to nucleus

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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