Isotopes and Radioactivity

What is the meaning of isotope?

• Elements with same mass number but different proton number

• Elements with same nucleon number but different proton number

• Elements with different nucleon number and different proton number

• Elements with different mass number but same proton number

Which are true for isotope

• Same proton number

• Same nucleon number

• Same mass number

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Which are true for isotope?

• Different proton number

• Different mass number

• Different nucleon number

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Above shows a radioactive decay of Radium-226 to Radon-222, what kind of decay is this?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

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The equation above shows cobalt-60 decay into nickel-60, what kind of radioactive decay is this?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

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Which of these describes an alpha particle

• Physically same like a proton atom

• Physically same like an electron atom

• Physically same like a helium atom

• Physically same like a neutron atom

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The reaction above shows a chain radioactive decay. How many α and β particles were produced?

• 1 α and 3 β

• 2 α and 3 β

• 3 α and 2 β

• 3 α and 1 β

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Which of the following radioactive radiation has the highest speed?

• α particles

• β particles

• γ ray

Which of the following radioactive radiation has the highest mass?

• α particles

• β particles

• γ ray

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Which of the following radioactive radiation has no mass?

• α particles

• β particles

• γ ray