WorksheetsTypes of chemical and Nuclear Reactions
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of chemical reaction is this one?
C2H2 + O2 --> CO2 + H2O
a)
Decomposition
b)
Combustion
c)
Synthesis
d)
Single Replacement
2.
Radioactive materials have unstable...
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
nuclei
d)
neutrons
3.
A helium nucleus with two protons and two neutrons is called a(n) ____.
a)
alpha particle
b)
electroscope
c)
beta particle
d)
gamma ray
4.
Bond making is
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
5.
Which letter shows the activation energy
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
6.
Is this showing an endothermic or an exothermic reaction?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
7.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
8.
What makes something radioactive?
a)
elements with an atomic number above 81
b)
an unstable nucleus
c)
contaminated sewage
d)
It decays over time
9.
The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is
a)
fusion
b)
fission
c)
half-life
d)
gamma radiation
10.
Which type of chemical reaction has two or more reactants to make one product?
a)
combustion
b)
single displacement
c)
double displacement
d)
synthesis
e)
decomposition
11.
Identify the following chemical reaction.
2 NaBr + 1 Ca(OH)2 ----> 1 CaBr2 + 2 NaOH
a)
Synthesis (or combination)
b)
Decomposition
c)
Single displacement
d)
Double displacement
12.
The following is what type of reaction:
PbCl2 + AgNO3 → Pb(NO3)2 + AgCl
PbCl2 + AgNO3 → Pb(NO3)2 + AgCl
a)
Synthesis
b)
Decomposition
c)
Single Replacement
d)
Double Replacement
13.
The following is what type of reaction:
NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl
NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl
a)
Synthesis
b)
Decomposition
c)
Single Replacement Replacement
d)
Double Replacement Replacement
14.
Balance this equation:
__Li + __Cl2 -> __LiCl
__Li + __Cl2 -> __LiCl
a)
2Li + Cl2 -> 4LiCl2
b)
2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl2
c)
2Li + Cl2 -> 2LiCl
15.
What particle completes this reaction?
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma particle
d)
neutron
16.
Complete the nuclear equation and determine the type of decay that is occurring in this reaction.
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
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