Nuclear decay/Half-Life

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. 

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The process of the production of lighter nuclei from heavier nuclei is called

• mass energy
• magneticism
• fusion
• fission

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

• alpha particle
• beta particle
• gamma ray
• uranium

The most penetrating type of radiation is the ____.  

• alpha particle
• gamma ray
• beta particle
• uranium

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Negatively charged particles emitted from a nucleus at a high speed are ____.  

• alpha particle
• gamma rays
• beta particles
• X rays

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The process by which nuclei having low masses are united to form nuclei with larger masses is ____.  

• a chain reaction 
• fission
• a chemical reaction 
• fusion 

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What element is the ?

• Ag-115
• Cd-115
• Pd-115
• Not Listed

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Which of the following is not a term used in creating power from nuclear power plants?

• Fission
• Fusion
• Steam
• Turbine

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Barium-122 has a half-life of 2 minutes. A fresh sample weighing 80 g was obtained. If it takes 10 minutes to set up an experiment using barium-122, how much barium-122 will be left when the experiment begins?

• 0.25g
• 2.5g
• 25g
• 80g

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What is the half-life of iodine-131?

• 32 days
• 8 days
• 16 days
• 24 days

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