Alpha and Beta Decay

If some Protactinium (Pa) decays by beta it would become...

• Actinium (Ac)

• Thorium( (Th)

• Uranium (U)

• Neptunium (Np)

• Plutonium (Pu)

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Which of the following particles/rays is needed to balance this nuclear equation?

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• gamma ray

• neutrino

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What type of radioactive decay is depicted in this diagram?

• neutron emission

• gamma decay

• beta decay

• alpha decay

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an beta particle?

• • the ejected particles can pass through paper, but not aluminum or wood

• a neutron breaks apart into a proton and an electron

• When emitted, changes the atomic number of the daughter isotope by 2

• When emitted, does not change the mass number of the daughter isotope

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Which of the following best describes a half-life?

• the mass of a radioactive isotope left after half of a second

• a process dependent on temperature and pressure

• the time it takes for half the mass of a radioactive sample to decay

• a type of chemical reaction

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An alpha particle has the same composition as a

• 1. hydrogen nucleus

• 1. deuterium nucleus

• 1. beryllium nucleus

• helium nucleus

Which list of nuclear emissions is arranged in order from the least penetrating power to the greatest penetrating power?

• alpha particle, beta particle, gamma ray

• alpha particle, gamma ray, beta particle

• gamma ray, beta particle, alpha particle

• beta particle, alpha particle, gamma ray.

Which of the following isotopes is needed to balance this nuclear equation?

• At-214

• Au-206

• Bi-214

• Tl-206

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Which of the following isotopes is needed to balance this nuclear equation?

• P-33

• S-32

• P-32

• Si-32

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Which of the following correctly describes a beta particle?

• the same atomic number and mass number as a helium nucleus

• formed from a neutron that breaks into a proton and an electron

• is the equivalent of one proton

• can be stopped by a piece of paper

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