10.2 Assignment

List the 3 modes of decay in order of penetrating power

• Alpha, Beta, Gamma

• Gamma, Beta, Alpha

• Beta, Alpha, Gamma

• Gamma, Alpha, Beta

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How many half-lives has a sample of Iodine-131 had after 24.06 days, AND what mode of decay does it undergo?

• 3 half-lives, beta decay

• 4 half-lives, alpha decay

• 5 half-lives, gamma decay

• 6 half-lives, beta decay

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List the 3 types of nuclear reactions.

• Fission, Fusion, and transmutation

• Fission, Combustion, and Photosynthesis

• Fusion, Evaporation, and Condensation

• Radioactive Decay, Oxidation, and Reduction

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Compare the energy output of nuclear reactions.

• Nuclear fission releases more energy than nuclear fusion.

• Nuclear fusion releases more energy than nuclear fission.

• Both nuclear fission and fusion release the same amount of energy.

• Nuclear reactions do not release energy.

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Fill in the blank: _______ involves the splitting of a heavy nucleus into lighter nuclei.

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• radioactive decay

• neutron capture

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Fill in the blank: _______ involves the combining of light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus.

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• radioactive decay

• ionization

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Fill in the blank: During Beta minus decay, the atomic number (Z) ______ by 1.

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

• doubles

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Which type of decay results in no change in mass or atomic numbers?

• A) Alpha decay

• B) Beta decay

• C) Gamma decay

• D) Positron emission

Fill in the blank: Positron emission results in the atomic number (Z) ______ by 1.

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

• doubles

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Nuclear fission is a process in which:

• nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus

• a heavy nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei

• electrons are shared between atoms

• neutrons are absorbed by a nucleus

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