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Unit 2 Nuclear Chemistry Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What process that we discussed occurs in the sun?

a)

alpha decay

b)

fission

c)

beta decay

d)

fusion

2.

What is one problem with studying nuclear fusion in the lab?

a)

it is too expensive

b)

materials are too big to fit in a lab

c)

clean energy production

d)

necessary pressure & temperatures can't be easily maintained

3.

Which of the following describes fission?

a)

breaking apart large atoms into small ones and releasing energy

b)

transferring electrons from one atom to another

c)

combining smaller atoms into larger ones and releasing energy

d)

atoms spontaneously giving off particles

4.

The isotope Carbon-14 (C-14) has _____ protons.

a)

6

b)

12

c)

14

d)

7

5.
The isotope Platinum-175 (Pt-175) has a mass number of _____
a)
192
b)
175
c)
46
d)
78
6.

The isotope that has 19 protons and 21 neutrons is _____.

a)

Potassium-40 (K-40)

b)

Potassium-19 (K-19)

c)

Zirconium-40 (Zr-40)

d)

Zirconium-19 (Zr-41)

7.

Fill in the blank for the missing part of the decay equation. What type of decay is this?

a)

e

b)

He

c)

alpha

d)

beta

8.

Fill in the blank for the missing part of the decay equation. What type of decay is this?

a)

U-238

b)

U-240

c)

alpha

d)

beta

9.

Fill in the blank for the missing part of the decay equation. What type of decay is this?

a)

Pb-204

b)

Pb-200

c)

alpha

d)

beta

10.

What type of nuclear reaction is used currently to produce electric power?

a)

electricity

b)

fission

c)

fusion

11.
Describe what happens to an atom that undergoes FUSION.
a)
electrons are transferred from one atom to another
b)
smaller attoms are combined to form larger ones and energy is released
c)
large atoms are broken into smaller ones and energy is released
12.
Describe what happens to an atom that undergoes FISSION.
a)
electrons are transferred from one atom to another
b)
smaller attoms are combined to form larger ones and energy is released
c)
large atoms are broken into smaller ones and energy is released
13.

Which of the following is a FUSION reaction?

a)

generates a large volume of solid radioactive waste

b)

can easily be performed in a laboratory setting

c)

the products of the reactions are not radioactive

d)

occurs only in the core of the sun

14.

Which of the following is a FISSION reaction?

a)

generates a large volume of solid radioactive waste

b)

can easily be performed in a laboratory setting

c)

occurs only in the core of the sun

d)

can be used to heat water & generate steam