2022-23 TEST 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

Process where an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles

• Radioactivity

• Nuclear Radiation

• Nuclear Decay

• Radioisotope

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Select the three forms of Nuclear Radiation?

• Alpha Particles

• Beta Particles

• Gamma Rays

• X-Rays

• Cosmic Rays

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Alpha Particles are the strongest from of Nuclear Radiation.

• True

• False

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Which form of nuclear radiation emits particles or rays that travel only short distances?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

• X-Ray

• Cosmic

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Uranium-238 decays into which Radioisotope?

• Thorium-234

• Einsteinium-666

• Helium-3

• Oxygen-16

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Which nuclear equation describes the alpha decay of uranium-238?

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Thorium-234 undergoes Beta Decay resulting in what Element?

• Spazmonium-1

• McDonalozium-13

• Protractinium-234

• Love Potion Number 9

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Beta Particles are the most penetrating charged particles emitted from a radioactive element.

• True

• False

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Gamma Rays are the least penetrating compared to Alpha or Beta Particles.

• True

• False

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In Gamma Decay, the nucleus of the unstable element increases energy.

• True

• False

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