Nuclear Physics - Summer

What does the variable "c" in E = m*c² mean? 

• c is speed of light

• c is celsius

• c is energy

• c is mass

What does transmutation mean?

• to transfer of electrons

• to mutate genes

• an element can turn into a different element.

What does the nucleus contain?  (Chose ALL correct answers)

• Electrons

• Neutrons

• Protons

What are Nucleons?

• Neutrons and Electrons

• Protons and Electrons

• Protons and Nuetrons

What does the Atomic Number tell you about an Atom?

• the number of Neutrons in the atom

• The number of Protons and Neutrons in the atom

• The number of Protons in the atom

What does the mass number tell you about the atom>

• How many electrons in the atom

• How many Protons and Neutrons in the atom

• How many Protons in the atom

In Nuclear Notation, what does "Z" tell you about the atom? 

• Z = mass mass (Protons & Neutrons)

• Z = chemical symbol

• Z = Atomic number (Protons)

What is the NAME for amount of energy required to break up a nucleus into it component particles?

• Electrical energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Binding Energy

What is the Strong Nuclear Force?

• An Repelling Force between Protons in the Nucleus.

• An Attractive Force that acts between Protons and Neutrons in a Nucleus.

• An Attractive Force that acts between Protons and Electrons in a Nucleus.

What is it called when an unstable nucleus loses 2 Protons and 2 Neutrons, becoming a different element?

• Alpha Decay

• Atomic bomb

• Nuclear explosion