Nuclear Physics Quiz

Who established the existence of the nucleus but also conducted some of the early experiments to discover its

structure?

• Ernest Rutherford

• James Chadwick

• Marie Curie

• Pierre Curie

What is Rutherford’s experiments produced the first measurements?

• mass and charge of the nucleus

• size of the nucleus

• atomic mass unit

• mass number

The two kinds of atoms are called isotopes

of neon. What is the nucleus of an isotope called?

• protons

• neutrons

• nuclide

• nucleus

It acts between protons and neutrons that are close together, as they are in a nucleus.

• atomic masses

• binding energy of the nucleus

• neutral neon atoms

• strong nuclear force

What materials that emit this kind of radiation are now said to be?

• uranium

• nuclear reactions

• nuclei decay

• radioactive

What is the emission of an particle from a nucleus is a process called?

• gamma decay

• beta decay

• alpha decay

• nuclei decay

What occurs when a neutron is changed to a proton within the nucleus?

• alpha decay

• beta decay

• nuclei decay

• gamma decay

What is a redistribution of the energy within the nucleus results in?

• gamma decay

• beta decay

• alpha decay

• nuclei decay

What is a division of a nucleus into two or more

fragments called?

• nuclear fission

• protons

• neutrons

• nuclear fusion

What is a nuclei with small masses combine to form a nucleus with a larger mass?

• protons

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• neutrons