AP Chemistry 1st Semester Benchmark Review

What decay product has a mass number of 4?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none of them

What decay product(s) has a mass number of 0?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• beta and gamma

• none of them

What decay product has an atomic number of 4?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What decay product has an atomic number of -1

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What type of radiation is the most penetrating?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What type of radiation is the least penetrating?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none of them

What type of radiation is the most ionising?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none of them

What type of radiation is the least ionising?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What types of radiation are affected by magnetic fields?

• all of them

• alpha and beta

• beta and gamma

• alpha and gamma

What decay product is also a helium nucleus?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none of them