Radioactive decay
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
A helium nucleus with two protons and two neutrons is called a(n) ____.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many neutrons are in this isotope of Uranium?
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is likely to happen to unstable nuclei with too many, or too few, neutrons?
They will decay by emitting radiation.
They will loose all their electrons.
They will bond with other atoms.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the nucleus has too few neutrons, it will emit two protons and two neutrons called ___________.
an alpha particle
a beta particle
a neutron
gamma radiation
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alpha decay causes the mass number of the nucleus to decrease by ________ and the atomic number of the nucleus to decrease by _______.
four, two
two, four
one, two
two, three
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Beta radiation is ____________________
an electron from an electron shell.
an electron from the nucleus.
two protons and two neutrons.
a high frequency electromagnetic wave.
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NGSS.HS-PS1-8
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