Nuclear chemistry

Which process produces alpha particles?

• Alpha decay
• Beta decay
• Gamma decay
• Nuclear fusion

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Which process produces beta particles?

• Alpha decay
• Beta decay
• Gamma decay
• Nuclear fusion

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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 time taken for half of an amount of radioactive atoms to decay.

• Nuclear fusion
• Full-life
• Dead time
• Half-life

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The nuclear process occurring at a nuclear power plant.

• Nuclear fusion
• Nuclear fission
• Combustion
• Multiplication

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The technetium-99 isotope has a half-life of 6.0 hours. If 100.0 mg were injected into a patient how much remains after 18 hours?

• 33.0 mg
• 12.5 mg
• .33 mg
• 15.8 mg

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Arrange in order of increasing ability to penetrate matter.

• Beta, gamma, alpha
• Alpha, gamma, beta
• Gamma, beta, alpha
• Alpha, beta, gamma

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Balance the following equation:
¹⁴₆C --> ⁰_-1e + ________

• ¹⁴₅B
• ¹⁴₆C
• ¹⁴₇N
• ⁴₂He

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What is the missing isotope that will balance the following nuclear equation?
⁹₄Be  +  ¹₁H →  _____  +  ⁴₂He

• ¹⁰₅B
• ¹⁰₅Ne
• ⁶₃Li
• ⁶₃C

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