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Understanding Nuclear Equations

Understanding Nuclear Equations

Assessment

Interactive Video

Chemistry

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do nuclear equations primarily show?

The transformation of isotopes over time

The conservation of energy in chemical reactions

The formation of new elements

The breakdown of chemical bonds

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a nuclear equation, what must be conserved on both sides of the equation?

Mass and volume

Volume and atomic numbers

Mass and atomic numbers

Energy and charge

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When completing a nuclear equation, what is the first step?

Find the atomic number of the missing particle

Determine the type of decay

Calculate the total mass number on each side

Identify the missing element

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the atomic number of phosphorus, which is used in one of the examples?

16

15

17

14

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a positron similar to?

A neutron with a positive charge

An electron with a positive charge

A proton with a negative charge

A gamma ray with a positive charge

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the example involving hydrogen isotopes, what is produced alongside a neutron?

A gamma ray

A helium atom

A beta particle

A positron

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What element is identified by the atomic number 5 in the periodic table?

Boron

Oxygen

Carbon

Nitrogen

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