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Formative Assessment Topic 11

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many protons are in this atom?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
10
2.

Which of the following is the defect mass of a nucleus? (M = nucleus’s mass, mp proton’s mass, mn= neutron’s mass)

a)

Δm = Nmn+ Zmp+ M

b)

Δm = Nmn - Zmp – M

c)

Δm = Nmn+ Zmp – M

d)

Δm = M - Nmn + Zmp

3.

The energy equivalent in joules of the mass of

2.0 *10-31 𝑘𝑔 _____.

a)

2.0 *10-31𝐽

b)

6.0 *10-23 𝐽

c)

1.8 * 10-14𝐽

d)

8.2 * 10-14 𝐽

4.

The atom 714𝑁

has a mass of 14.0031 𝑢.

The mass defect equals ______.

a)

0.1089 u

b)

0.2026 u

c)

0.2341 u

d)

0.0003 u

5.

The region of binding energy graph where fusion can occur is...

a)

region “I” at small values of A

b)

region “II” at large values of A

c)

regions “I” and “II”

d)

binding energy is not related to fusion

6.
The three types of nuclear radiation in increasing order of penetrating power are ____.  
a)
  alpha, beta, gamma 
b)
X ray, beta, gamma
c)
alpha, gamma, beta 
d)
X ray, gamma, beta 
7.
What is Half-life?
a)
The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
b)
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
c)
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
d)
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
8.
The half-life of strontium-90 is 25 years. How much strontium-90 will remain after 100 years if the initial amount is 4.0 g?
a)
3.0g
b)
0.25mg
c)
0.3g
d)
0.25g
9.

A sample contains an amount of radioactive material with a half-life of 3.5 days. After 2 weeks the fraction of the radioactive material remaining is

a)

94 %.

b)

25 %.

c)

6 %.

d)

0 %.

10.

A radio-isotope has an activity of 400 Bq and a half-life of 8 days. After 32 days the activity of the sample is

a)

200 Bq.

b)

100 Bq.

c)

50 Bq.

d)

25 Bq.