Chemistry B - Lesson 10: Nuclear Chemistry Quiz

What does nuclear chemistry study?

• Covalent structures

• Changes in the nucleus

• Electron configuration

• Chemical bonding

Which particles make up an alpha particle?

• 2 electrons and 2 protons

• 1 electron and 2 protons

• 2 protons and 2 neutrons

• 1 proton and 1 neutron

What is emitted during beta decay?

• A gamma ray

• An electron

• A neutron

• A proton

What is gamma radiation?

• Charged particle

• Low energy wave

• High-energy electromagnetic radiation

• Electron cloud

Which decay changes a neutron into a proton?

• Alpha decay

• Gamma emission

• Beta-minus decay

• Fusion

What is half-life?

• Duration of radiation exposure

• Energy released in fission

• Time for full decay

What is a nuclide?

• A molecule

• A nucleus of a particular isotope

What is the daughter nuclide?

• A neutron

• The product of radioactive decay

• An unstable isotope

• The original nucleus

What is nuclear fission?

• Combining nuclei

• Loss of electrons

• Emitting gamma rays

• Splitting a heavy nucleus into smaller nuclei

What is nuclear fusion?

• Breaking heavy nuclei

• Combining light nuclei into a heavier one

• Chain reaction

• Emitting alpha particles