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2.5 Radioactivity

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does radioactivity have application in our lives?
a)
Medicine
b)
Energy (electricity)
c)
Agriculture
d)
All of the above
2.

The three types of nuclear radiation in order of increasing penetrating power are

a)

alpha, beta, gamma

b)

alpha, gamma, beta

c)

beta, alpha, gamma

d)

gamma, alpha, beta

3.
The process by which nuclei having small masses are united to form a single larger nucleus is called nuclear ____.
a)
fusion
b)
fission
c)
reactivity
d)
waste
4.
What makes something radioactive?
a)
elements with an atomic number above 81
b)
an unstable nucleus
c)
contaminated sewage
d)
It decays over time
5.
If the half life of a radioactive element is 100yrs, how long would it take for the radioactivity to reduce by one half?
a)
200yrs
b)
100yrs
c)
50yrs
d)
300yrs
6.
What is nuclear fission?
a)
Big nucleus splits to small nuclei
b)
Small nuclei fuse into a bigger nucleus
c)
Stars
d)
Making compounds
7.

A certain radioactive sample has a half life of 2 years. After 6 years, how much of the sample is left?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/16

d)

1/8

8.

_______________ is the process by which unstable atoms emit radiation until they become stable.

a)

Nuclear Fission

b)

Chemical Reaction

c)

Radioactive Decay

d)

Nuclear Fusion

9.

What is the mass number of this isotope?

a)

131

b)

53

c)

184

d)

78

10.

What is the atomic number of this isotope?

a)

131

b)

53

c)

184

d)

78

11.

How many protons does this isotope have?

a)

131

b)

53

c)

184

d)

78

12.

How many neutrons does this isotope have?

a)

131

b)

53

c)

184

d)

78

13.

An alpha particle is made up of

a)

2 protons and 4 neutrons

b)

1 proton and 1 neutron

c)

2 protons and 2 neutrons

d)

4 protons and 2 neutrons

14.

Which type of nuclear radiation can be stopped by a sheet of paper?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

15.

Which type of nuclear radiation can be stopped 60 cm of aluminum or 7 cm of lead?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

16.

A sample of Radium-228 decays from 100g to 12.5g. How many half lives did it experience?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

How much of a 250g sample would be left after 5 half lives?

a)

125g

b)

62.5g

c)

31.25g

d)

7.81g

18.
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
19.
When a nucleus undergoes nuclear decay by gamma rays, the atomic number of the element....
a)
remains the same
b)
  decreases by one.
c)
increases by one.
d)
increases by two.
20.
What happens when the number of protons in an atom changes? 
a)
The number of electrons changes too 
b)
Usually nothing happens, unless the atom is radioactive 
c)
The atomic nucleus explodes
d)
It becomes a completely different atom, with different properties 
21.

What are the rules in a Nuclear Reaction?

a)

Conservation of Charge and Atomic number

b)

Conservation of Charge and Nucleon Number

c)

Conservation of Atomic Number and Mass

d)

Conservation of Nucleon Number and Mass Number

22.
What is the half-life of iodine-131?
a)
32 days
b)
8 days
c)
16 days
d)
24 days
23.

What is the Half Life of this isotope?

a)

3 days

b)

5 days

c)

8 days

d)

10 days

24.

What is the Half life of this isotope?

a)

5 seconds

b)

10 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

20 seconds