4 Nuclear Instability

4 Nuclear Instability

12th Grade

12 Qs

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4 Nuclear Instability

4 Nuclear Instability

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is nuclear decay?

The process of gaining stability by an atom through the loss of energy

The process of an atom splitting into two smaller atoms

The process of an atom gaining protons

The process of an atom losing energy by emitting radiation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an isotope?

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of electrons

Atoms of different elements with the same number of neutrons

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons

Atoms of different elements with the same number of protons

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay?

Half-life

Decay constant

Radioactive period

Isotopic age

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In beta minus decay, a neutron is converted into a proton and which other particle is emitted?

Alpha particle

Beta particle

Gamma ray

Positron

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following isotopes is commonly used in radiocarbon dating?

Uranium-238

Carbon-14

Potassium-40

Thorium-232

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term "radioactive decay chain" refer to?

The sequence of steps by which a radioactive nucleus decays into a stable nucleus

The process of emitting only gamma rays until stability is achieved

The simultaneous decay of all isotopes of an element

The emission of alpha particles only

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting nuclear stability?

The ratio of neutrons to protons

The total number of nucleons

The presence of electron shielding

The energy of the nucleus

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