Nuclear Reactions and Quantum numbers

Which of the following statements BEST describes nuclear fission?

• Nuclear fission inside stars can absorb or release energy
• Nuclear fission causes the reaction inside an atomic bomb
• Nuclear fission is usually present in endothermic reactions
• Nuclear fission cannot be used to produce power in nuclear energy plants

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Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• Alpha
• beta
• gamma 
• none

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What makes something radioactive?

• elements with an atomic number above 81
• an unstable nucleus
• contaminated sewage
• It decays over time

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How is nuclear fusion different from nuclear fission?

• In fusion, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.
• Fission produces energy but fusion does not.
• Fusion produces energy but fission does not.
• In fission, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.

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Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none

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The three types of nuclear radiation in increasing order of penetrating power are ____.  

•   alpha, beta, gamma 
• X ray, beta, gamma
• alpha, gamma, beta 
• X ray, gamma, beta 

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How do nuclear power-plants work?

• Fusion
• Half-life
• Fission
• Fusion or fission

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Where does fusion occur naturally?

• Underwater
• All around us
• In the radioactive waste
• On the sun

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What element is the ?

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

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• ⁴₂He
• ⁰_-1 e
• ⁰₀Y
• ¹⁷₈O

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