Nuclear Reactions Quiz

Which force is responsible for the entirety of chemical phenomena?

• Electromagnetic force

• Gravity

• Strong nuclear force

• Weak nuclear force

What is the weakest fundamental force?

• Electromagnetic force

• Strong nuclear force

• Gravity

• Weak nuclear force

What force keeps the nucleus together?

• Electromagnetic force

• Strong nuclear force

• Weak nuclear force

• Gravity

What is the result of emitting an alpha particle?

• Formation of a new molecule

• No change

• Transmutation

• Increase in atomic number

Who discovered radioactivity?

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

• Henri Becquerel

• Niels Bohr

What is an alpha particle essentially?

• An electron

• A helium nucleus

• A neutron

• A proton

What is the anti-matter particle of the electron?

• Photon

• Positron

• Proton

• Neutron

What is a gamma particle?

• A positron

• A photon of light

• A neutron

• A proton

What is the process called when a nucleus emits a high-energy gamma photon?

• Positron emission

• Alpha emission

• Beta emission

• Gamma emission

What is the time it takes for a material to be depleted to half the original amount called?

• Decay time

• Half-life

• Full-life

• Quarter-life