Nuclear Chemistry

What mineral is used to create Nuclear Power?

• Uranium

• Cobalt

• Iron

• Gold

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What is radioactivity?

• An unstable atom releases energy to become stable

• A stable atom gains energy and becomes unstable

• When a bomb goes off.

• Negatively charged particles are emitted from the nucleus

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_______is the splitting of atomic nuclei

• Fission

• nuclear reaction

• Fusion

• bayler reaction

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Has the lowest penetrating power.  Can only penetrate 0.05 mm into the body and can be stopped by the skin.

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

• Electron capture

A beta particle is also called _____.

• an isotope

• a mass number

• an electron

• a fusion

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radiation detector that makes use of a gas-filled metal tube

• scintillation counter

• Geiger counter

• neutron moderation

• neutron absorption

• film badge

What do Nuclear Power plants Produce?

• Tesla cars

• Electricity

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

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Which type of radiation involves the release of an alpha particle from the nucleus?

• Beta radiation

• Delta radiation

• Alpha radiation

• Gamma radiation

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What is the study of changes to the nucleus of an atom called?

• Physical Chemistry

• Atomic Chemistry

• Nuclear Chemistry

• Molecular Chemistry

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Who is most famous for her discoveries involving radioactivity?

• Henri Becquerel

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

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