wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

PHYS6 Midterm Quiz 3

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He received the first Noble Prize in physics for his discovery of x-rays in 1901.

(a)  

2.

He received the Noble Prize in physics for being the first to discover radioactivity as a phenomenon separate from that of x-rays and document the differences between the two.

(a)  

3.

He discovered Roentgen's discovery of x-rays through the fluorescence that some materials emit.

(a)  

4.

She became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel prize.

(a)  

5.

She is the first person to obtain two Nobel prizes when she won the prize for the discovery of Polonium and Radium in 1911.

(a)  

6.

The person who originated or coined the word radioactivity.

(a)  

7.

He created a gadget that measures extremely low electrical currents.

(a)  

8.

They identified radioactive elements.

(a)  

9.

It is energy that originates from a source and travels at the speed of light through space.

(a)  

10.

This energy is coupled with an electric field and a magnetic field, and it has wave-like qualities.

(a)  

11.

It is defined as the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a material medium in physics.

(a)  

12.

It is stable if it cannot be changed into a different configuration without the addition of external energy.

(a)  

13.

Out of thousands of nuclides that exist, only (a)   are stable.

14.

It fall into a narrow band when the number of neutrons versus the number of protons for stable nuclei is plotted.

(a)  

15.

It is a narrow band when the number of neutrons versus the number of protons for stable nuclei is plotted.

(a)  

16.

The nuclei on the left and right of the band of stability are stable.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Nuclear decay reactions transform one unstable isotope (or radioisotope) into a more stable isotope.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

It is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus produces helium particles.

(a)  

19.

The heaviest nuclides are most likely to undergo alpha decay.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

This mode of decay has only been detected in nuclides far heavier than nickel.

(a)  

21.

It is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits a fast energetic electron or positron.

(a)  

22.

The nuclear binding energy of a nuclide determines its likelihood of decaying.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The valley of stability is formed by the binding energies of all existing nuclides.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

It is a kind of radioactivity in which some unstable atomic nuclei spontaneously dissipate their surplus energy through an electromagnetic mechanism

(a)  

25.

It is emitted in the most common form of gamma decay, known as gamma emission.

(a)  

26.

The process of emitting gamma rays,

(a)  

27.

atoms of different elements with different atomic numbers and same mass number , are known as----------

a)

isotopes

b)

isobars

28.

--------------are defined as the atoms of the same element,having the same atomic number but different mass numbers

a)

isotopes

b)

isobars

29.
What do these isotopes of carbon all have in common?
a)
neutrons & mass number
b)
atomic number and neutrons
c)
atomic number and electrons
d)
protons, atomic number, and mass number
30.

Isobars having ________ physical properties and ______ chemical properties.

a)

same, different

b)

different, same

c)

same, same

d)

different different

31.

Isotopes having ________ physical properties and ______ chemical properties.

a)

same, different

b)

different, same

c)

different, different

d)

same, same

32.

Argon and Calcium are

a)

Isotopes

b)

Isobars

c)

Isotones

33.

Cl-35 and Cl-37 are the pairs of ______________.

a)

Isobars

b)

Isotopes

c)

Isotones

d)

Isodiaphers

34.

What is atomic number of phosphourous?

a)

11

b)

14

c)

15

d)

10

35.

_____________ having same number of neutrons.

a)

Isotones

b)

Isotopes

c)

Isobars

d)

Isodiaphers

36.

__________ having same difference of the number of neutrons and protons or having same (A-2Z) value.

a)

Isotones

b)

Isobars

c)

Isotopes

d)

Isodiaphers

37.

Number of neutron in aluminium will be ____ if mass number of Al is 27.

a)

12

b)

14

c)

13

d)

15

38.

Number of neutrons in Phosphide ion will be _______ if the mass number of phosphorous is 31.

a)

18

b)

17

c)

15

d)

16

39.

Molecule of sulphur contains _____ atoms of sulphur.

a)

8

b)

2

c)

6

d)

1

40.

How many electrons, protons present in Magnesium ion respectively.

a)

12,10

b)

10,12

c)

12,12

d)

14,12

41.
He found the positively charged protons in the nucleus and said that electrons moved around the nucleus
a)
J.J. Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
James Chadwick
42.

Isobars exhibits similar

a)

Mass number

b)

Atomic mass

c)

No. Of. Nucleons

d)

Both 1&3

43.
In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have
a)
Alpha , Beta,  Gamma
b)
Beta , Gamma , Alpha
c)
Gamma, Beta, Alpha
d)
Gamma, Alpha, Beta
44.
Which type of radiation is the most ionising?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
45.
Which type of radiation is the least ionising?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
46.
What type of radiation can be stopped by a piece of paper?
a)
Alpha radiation
b)
Beta radiation
c)
Gamma radiation
47.
What type of radiation can be stopped by a approximately 5 cm of air?
a)
Alpha radiation
b)
Beta radiation
c)
gamma radiation
48.
What type of radiation can be stopped by a approximately 1 m of air?
a)
Alpha radiation
b)
Beta radiation
c)
gamma radiation
49.
What type of radiation can be stopped by a 5 mm piece of aluminium?
a)
Alpha radiation
b)
Beta radiation
c)
gamma radiation
50.
What type of radiation can be stopped by a thick lead sheet?
a)
Alpha radiation
b)
Beta radiation
c)
gamma radiation
51.
_______________ is the process by which unstable atoms emit radiation until they become stable.
a)
Radiation
b)
Chemical Reaction
c)
Radioactive Decay
d)
Isotopes
52.
Name the most penetrating type of radiation.
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
lambda
53.
When does radioactive decay occur?
a)
When the nucleus of an isotope is unstable
b)
When the nucleus of an isotope is stable
c)
When the electrons of an isotope are spinning
d)
When the electrons of an isotope are shared with another isotope
54.

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

a)

Alpha

b)

beta

c)

gamma

d)

none

55.
Positively charged particles that consist of two protons and two neutrons are called
a)
alpha particles
b)
beta particles
c)
gamma rays
d)
neutron emissions
56.

If we start off with element 5024X, and alpha decay occurs we get another element [Y] that looks like....

a)

5022Y

b)

4622Y

c)

4820Y

d)

5426Y

57.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
58.

Identify the missing substance in each of the following nuclear reactions.

_____→13756 Ba + 0−1B

a)

13755Ba

b)

13757La

c)

13856Ba

d)

13755Cs

59.

168 O undergoes positron emission to form what isotope and decay particle?

a)

167N + 01e

b)

178O + 01e

c)

166O + 01e

d)

157N + 01e

60.

For the following nuclear reaction, what is the identity of particle [X]?

X 86Rn222 + 2He4

a)

Astatine

b)

Radon

c)

Francium

d)

Radium

61.
What is an atom that has an unstable nucleus and undergoes radioactive decay?
a)
Radiation
b)
Radioactivity
c)
Radioisotopes
62.
What is the penetrating rays and particles emitted by a radioactive source?
a)
Radiation
b)
Radioactivity
c)
Radioisotopes
63.
What is the process by which nuclei emit particles and rays?
a)
Radiation
b)
Radioactivity
c)
Radioisotopes
64.

How is the alpha particle written in a nuclear equation?

a)

42He

b)

24He

c)

0-1e

d)

00γ

65.
A helium nucleus with two protons and two neutrons is called a(n) ____.  
a)
alpha particle
b)
electroscope
c)
beta particle
d)
gamma ray
66.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
67.
Solve this equation for alpha decay.
85209At = ___ + 24He
a)
83205Bi
b)
86209Rn
c)
81207Tl
d)
85208At
68.

Gamma rays have

a)

no mass

b)

a huge mass

c)

a small mass

d)

an average mass

69.
Solve this equation for beta decay.
614C = ___ + -10e
a)
410Be
b)
714N
c)
210He
d)
613C
70.
Uranium-238  decays into  Thorium-234  by emitting .........
a)
an alpha particle
b)
a beta particle
c)
gamma rays
d)
visible light