WorksheetsNuclear chemistry
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which process produces alpha particles?
a)
Alpha decay
b)
Beta decay
c)
Gamma decay
d)
Nuclear fusion
2.
Which process produces beta particles?
a)
Alpha decay
b)
Beta decay
c)
Gamma decay
d)
Nuclear fusion
3.
Which process involves the joining of small nuclei?
a)
Beta decay
b)
Alpha decay
c)
Nuclear fission
d)
Nuclear fusion
4.
Which process involves the splitting of large nuclei?
a)
Beta decay
b)
Alpha decay
c)
Nuclear fission
d)
Nuclear fusion
5.
The time taken for half of an amount of radioactive atoms to decay.
a)
Nuclear fusion
b)
Full-life
c)
Dead time
d)
Half-life
6.
Scientist involved with discovery of radioactivity.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Marie Curie
d)
Isaac Newton
7.
The nuclear process occurring at a nuclear power plant.
a)
Nuclear fusion
b)
Nuclear fission
c)
Combustion
d)
Multiplication
8.
Arrange in order of increasing ability to penetrate matter.
a)
Beta, gamma, alpha
b)
Alpha, gamma, beta
c)
Gamma, beta, alpha
d)
Alpha, beta, gamma
9.
Complete the sentence: As time passes the level of radiation produced by a radioactive material...
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Remains constant
10.
Classify this process.
a)
Nuclear fission
b)
Nuclear fusion
c)
Alpha decay
d)
Beta decay
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