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Radioactive Decay

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of radioactive decay results in the release of a photon?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta negative

c)

Beta positive

d)

Gamma

e)

Electron capture

2.

Which type of radioactive decay results in the release of a positron?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta negative

c)

Beta positive

d)

Gamma

e)

Electron capture

3.

Which type of radioactive decay results in the release of a form of energy equivalent to a Helium nucelus?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta negative

c)

Beta positive

d)

Gamma

e)

Electron capture

4.

Which type of radioactive decay results in the release of an electron?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta negative

c)

Beta positive

d)

Gamma

e)

Electron capture

5.

This variable represents the parent atom

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

A

d)

Z

6.

This variable represents the atomic mass

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

A

d)

Z

7.

This variable represents the daughter atom

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

A

d)

Z

8.

This variable represents the atomic number

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

A

d)

Z

9.

Radioactive decay results in the emission of _______ and _______

a)

matter and atoms

b)

matter and energy

c)

helium and energy

d)

energy and mass

10.

AZX --> A-4Z-2Y + 42He

a)

alpha decay

b)

beta positive decay

c)

beta negative decay

d)

electron capture

e)

gamma decay

11.

AZX --> AZ-1Y + 0+1e

a)

alpha decay

b)

beta positive decay

c)

beta negative decay

d)

electron capture

e)

gamma decay

12.

AZX* --> AZX + 00 γ\gamma  

a)

alpha decay

b)

beta positive decay

c)

beta negative decay

d)

electron capture

e)

gamma decay

13.

Which type of radioactive decay results in a daughter atom on the products side whose atomic number has decreased by one?

a)

alpha decay

b)

beta negative decay

c)

beta positive decay

d)

electron capture

e)

gamma deay