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Radioactive Decay Quiz

Radioactive Decay Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the atomic and mass numbers during alpha decay?

Atomic number decreases by 2, mass number decreases by 4

Atomic number decreases by 1, mass number stays the same

Atomic number stays the same, mass number decreases by 4

Atomic number increases by 2, mass number increases by 4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In beta minus decay, what particle is emitted along with an electron?

Positron

Proton

Neutron

Electron antineutrino

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During beta minus decay, what change occurs in the atomic number?

It decreases by 1

It increases by 1

It stays the same

It decreases by 2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is emitted during beta plus decay?

Electron and neutrino

Positron and neutrino

Neutron and antineutrino

Proton and neutrino

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In beta plus decay, what happens to the atomic number?

It decreases by 2

It increases by 1

It decreases by 1

It stays the same

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary characteristic of gamma decay?

Change in atomic number

Emission of a positron

Emission of a high-energy photon

Change in mass number

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During gamma decay, what change occurs in the element?

Mass number changes

Atomic number changes

Both atomic and mass numbers change

No change in element

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