nuclear chemistry

A nuclear decay which starts with large radioactive reactants and finishes with large radioactive products.

• Decay reaction

• Fission Reaction

• Fusion Reaction

• Cell division

What type of nuclear reaction do we use in our nuclear power plants today?

• synthesis reaction

• photosynthesis

• fission reaction

• fusion reaction

What type of nuclear decay particle is actually a special Helium atom?

• Delta particle

• Gamma ray

• Beta

• Alpha

What type of nuclear decay particle needs to be stopped by at least an aluminum plate?

• Delta particle

• Gamma ray

• Beta

• Alpha

Which decay particle is largest and lowest in energy?

• alpha

• fission

• beta

• gamma

What is one problem with using nuclear fission as an energy source?

• finding radioactive elements that have longer half-lives
• finding ways of storing radioactive wastes
• finding compounds to cool heated water
• finding non-radioactive elements for reactors

What would two different isotopes of an atom have in common?

• Number of neutrons 
• Number of protons
• Atomic weight 
• Atomic mass

In what part of an atom can protons be found? 

• Inside the electrons
• Inside the neutrons 
• Inside the atomic nucleus 
•  Inside the electron shells

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

• protons
• neutrons
• electrons
• isotopes

Arrange in order of increasing ability to penetrate matter.

• Beta, gamma, alpha
• Alpha, gamma, beta
• Gamma, beta, alpha
• Alpha, beta, gamma