WorksheetsUnit 3- National 5 Nuclear Decay
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which choice is the correct alpha decay of uranium-238?
What type of decay does this symbol represent?
beta decay
alpha decay
fission
fusion
What type of decay does this symbol represent?
beta decay
alpha decay
gamma decay
fusion
Solve the nuclear decay reaction:
In alpha decay when the top number decreases by 4, what are you actually losing?
2 protons & 2 neutrons
4 protons
2 protons & 2 electrons
2 electrons & 2 neutrons
Gamma rays _________.
have no mass and no charge
have mass but no charge
have no mass but have charge
have mass and charge
finish the equation
18173Ta --> ____ + 18174W
42He
0-1e
y
Solve this equation.
85209At = ___ + 24He
83205Bi
86209Rn
81207Tl
85208At
Solve this equation for.
614C = ___ + -10e
410Be
714N
210He
613C
In a correctly written symbol what would be located in the "Z" position?
number of neutrons
atomic number
number of electrons
mass number
Carbon-14 and carbon-12 have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. These different forms of the same element are called
radioactive
isotopes
nuclei
tracers
If Bromine has 35 protons and a mass of 80, how many neutrons does it have?
35
115
45
are positively charged.
consist of two protons and four neutrons.
can penetrate any thickness of matter
All of the above
What nuclear decay reaction gives of extremely high energy waves?
alpha
beta
gamma
