Nuclear Chemistry Review

Why do radioactive atoms decay?

• To have more protons

• To have less neutrons

• To have a stable ratio of neutrons to protons

• To have a stable valence shell

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Which type of decay is shown here?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

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Which type of decay is shown here?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

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What type of decay is shown here?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

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When this molecule undergoes a single beta decay, which of the following is produced?

• 54 Ni

  28

• 54 Co

  27

• 53 Ni

  28

• 53 Co

  27

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When this decays by beta decay, the isotope formed is

• 257 Md

  99

• 257 Fm

  100

• 253 Cf

  98

• 257 Md

  101

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The isotope formed by the alpha decay of this element has a mass number of _____.

• 230

• 232

• 236

• 238

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The equation displayed shows which nuclear decay process?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

• Fusion

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• 87 Kr

  36

• 87 Sr

  38

• 83 Br

  35

• 86 Rb

  37

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Which type of particle is emitted from the following reaction?

• Alpha particle

• Beta particle

• A neutron

• A proton

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