Nuclear Decay

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 

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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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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.

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Radioactive materials have unstable...

• electrons
• protons
• nuclei
• neutrons

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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

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The most penetrating type of radiation is the ____.  

• alpha particle
• gamma ray
• beta particle
• uranium

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A helium nucleus with two protons and two neutrons is called a(n) ____.  

• alpha particle
• electroscope
• beta particle
• gamma ray

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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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What type of decay is shown here

²³⁸₉₂U ---> ²³⁴₉₀Th + ⁴₂He.

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

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What type of nuclear decay is shown here

¹³⁷₅₆Ba →→ ¹³⁷₅₆Ba + γ rays

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

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