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Nuclear Physics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who established the existence of the nucleus but also conducted some of the early experiments to discover its

structure?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

James Chadwick

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Pierre Curie

2.

What is Rutherford’s experiments produced the first measurements?

a)

mass and charge of the nucleus

b)

size of the nucleus

c)

atomic mass unit

d)

mass number

3.

The two kinds of atoms are called isotopes

of neon. What is the nucleus of an isotope called?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

nuclide

d)

nucleus

4.

It acts between protons and neutrons that are close together, as they are in a nucleus.

a)

atomic masses

b)

binding energy of the nucleus

c)

neutral neon atoms

d)

strong nuclear force

5.

What materials that emit this kind of radiation are now said to be?

a)

uranium

b)

nuclear reactions

c)

nuclei decay

d)

radioactive

6.

What is the emission of an particle from a nucleus is a process called?

a)

gamma decay

b)

beta decay

c)

alpha decay

d)

nuclei decay

7.

What occurs when a neutron is changed to a proton within the nucleus?

a)

alpha decay

b)

beta decay

c)

nuclei decay

d)

gamma decay

8.

What is a redistribution of the energy within the nucleus results in?

a)

gamma decay

b)

beta decay

c)

alpha decay

d)

nuclei decay

9.

What is a division of a nucleus into two or more

fragments called?

a)

nuclear fission

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

nuclear fusion

10.

What is a nuclei with small masses combine to form a nucleus with a larger mass?

a)

protons

b)

nuclear fusion

c)

nuclear fission

d)

neutrons