Nuclear Chemistry Review

The process of mining Uranium out of the Earth and concentrating the rare yet useful Uranium isotope into fuel pellets.

The use of uranium-238 to determine the age of a geological formation is a beneficial use o

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  radioactive isotopes

• nuclear fissions

• 
  radioactive isomers

• 
  nuclear fusion

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Which country is the largest producer of uranium, a critical resource for nuclear energy?

• United States

• Russia

• Canada

• Australia

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Based on the graph, how many hours does it take for 20 grams of the substance to decay?

• 6 hours

• 10 hours

• 18 hours

• 16 hours

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What is the half-life of the pictured element?

• 16 hours

• 18 hours

• 4 hours

• 10 hours

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What percent of a sample will remain after 2 half-lives have passed?

• 50

• 0

• 12

• 25

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Beta particles have...

• A negative charge and zero mass

• A negative charge and almost no mass

• A positive charge and a 4 AMU mass

• No charge and no mass

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Gamma particles have...

• A negative charge and zero mass

• A negative charge and almost no mass

• A positive charge and a 4 AMU mass

• No charge and no mass

Which type of particle has a positive charge?

• X-rays

• Gamma

• Alpha

• Beta

Which type of radioactive decay will not change the identity of the atom?

• Beta decay

• Alpha decay

• Gamma decay

• All of these change the identity of the atom

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