
Alpha and Beta Decay
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If some Protactinium (Pa) decays by beta it would become...
Actinium (Ac)
Thorium( (Th)
Uranium (U)
Neptunium (Np)
Plutonium (Pu)
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Solve Alpha/Beta
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following particles/rays is needed to balance this nuclear equation?
alpha particle
beta particle
gamma ray
neutrino
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of radioactive decay is depicted in this diagram?
neutron emission
gamma decay
beta decay
alpha decay
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An alpha particle has the same composition as a
hydrogen nucleus
deuterium nucleus
beryllium nucleus
helium nucleus
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
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