Chemistry Spring 2024 Final Exam Review

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• Alpha
• beta
• gamma 
• none

Which type of radioactive decay gives off energy only (no particles)?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

Gamma rays have a _____ charge

• 0
• +1
• -1
• +2

A nuclear reaction where a nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei is... 

• Fission
• Fusion
• Gamma decay
• Beta decay

What happens when the number of protons in an atom changes? 

• The number of electrons changes too 
• Usually nothing happens, unless the atom is radioactive 
• The atomic nucleus explodes
• It becomes a completely different atom, with different properties 

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• Alpha
• beta
• gamma 
• none

Negatively charged particles found outside of the nucleus are called

• electron
• protons
• neutrons
• nucleons

Positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom are called

• protons
• neutrons
• electrons
• isotopes

Two or more nuclei combine to form one larger nucleus in the process of nuclear _____.

• Fusion
• Fission
• Tracing
• Decay