Nuclear Decay Practice

What kind of nuclear reaction is shown here?

• beta decay (emisison)

• alpha decay (emission)

• fusion

• fission

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What is the mass number of the missing product?

• 2

• 4

• 460

• -4

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What is the atomic number of the missing product?

• 2

• 4

• 460

• -4

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What element is the missing product?

• H or proton

• He or alpha particle

• beta particle or electron

• thorium-228

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What kind of nuclear reaction is shown here?

• alpha decay (emission)

• beta decay (emission)

• fusion

• fission

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When the process of fission releases energy, the total mass of the atoms are less than when it started.

• True

• False

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Where does the massive amount of energy from a nuclear reaction come from?

• Some of the mass of the nucleus is converted into energy.

• The energy is from the combustion of the protons.

• Protons decay into electrons, releasing energy.

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The predicted mass for a nucleus is MORE than the actual mass. This difference is called the

• neutrino

• critical process

• binding energy

• speed of light

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Which type of nuclear decay is this equation?

• Alpha decay

• Beta decay

• Gamma radiation

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If a nucleus after beta decay is ²³⁴₉₁Pa, what was the parent nuclide?

• ²³⁴₉₂U

• ²³⁸₉₁Pa

• ²³⁵₉₁Pa

• ²³⁴₉₀Th

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