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Nuclear Study Guide

Authored by Erica Jade Segroves

Chemistry

11th Grade

NGSS covered

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Nuclear Study Guide
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An unstable nucleus .

increases its nuclear mass through fission

expels all of its neutrons

increases its half-life

emits energy when it decays

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What does the 238 represent in plutonium-238?

the mass number

the atomic number

the number of neutrons

mass defect

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the charge on a gamma ray?

0

-1

+1

+2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What particle is emitted in an alpha decay?

electron

proton

photon

helium nucleus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A beta particle is a(an) .

photon

helium nucleus

electron

neutron

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the least penetrating form of radiation?

beta radiation

alpha radiation

gamma rays

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What particle does argon-39 emit when it decays to potassium-39?

neutron

beta particle

proton

alpha particle

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