Nuclear Chemistry Review Questions

Which process involves the joining of small nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

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Which process involves the splitting of large nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

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The nuclear process occurring at all nuclear power plants today.

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

• Combustion

• Multiplication

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What is the arguably one of the largest benefits of nuclear fusion over nuclear fission?

• Nuclear fusion produces no radioactive waste

• Nuclear fusion produces more radioactive waste

• Nuclear fusion is cheaper and easier to produce

• Nuclear fusion requires rare, expensive elements to work

Is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles and energy 

• radioactivity 
• radioisotope
• beta decay
• background radiation 

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This is the name for the type of radiation that naturally occurs in the environment and is generally safe.

• background radiation

• environmental radiation

• ionizing radiation

• acceptable radiation

What makes an element's nucleus unstable and therefore radioactive?

• Too many protons with the same charge repelling away from each other.

• Not enough neutrons to help bind the nucleus together.

• A nucleus is bombarded with high speed particles that slam into the nucleus and make it unstable.

• All the above can be factors

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What kind of radiation do cell phones release?

• Ionizing Radiation

• Non Ionizing Radiation

• No Radiation released

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What type of radiation is released from a microwave?

• Ionizing Radiation

• Non Ionizing Radiation

• No Radiation is released

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What type of radiation is released from a tanning bed?

• Ionizing Radiation

• Non Ionizing Radiation

• No radiation is released

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