Nuclear Chemistry Chapter Review

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

An isotope is the same element with a different number of...?

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Electrons

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

Balance the following equation:
¹⁴₆C --> ⁰_-1e + ________

• ¹⁴₅B
• ¹⁴₆C
• ¹⁴₇N
• ⁴₂He

Which of the following terms describes ALL nuclear reactions?

• Fission
• Fusion
• Decay
• Transmutation

In the reaction ²⁴₁₁Na →²⁴₁₂Mg + X, particle X is a

• alpha particle

• helium nuclei

• neutron

• beta particle

In the nuclear reaction represented below, what is particle X?

²³⁸ ₉₃Np → ²³⁸ ₉₄Pu + X

• An electron

• A proton

• A neutron

• A positron

If a nucleus after beta decay is ²³⁴₉₁Pa, what was the nucleus just before the release of the beta particle?

• ²³⁴₉₂U

• ²³⁸₉₁Pa

• ²³⁵₉₁Pa

• ²³⁴₉₀Th