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3.3-4 | Nuclear Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Half-life?
a)
The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
b)
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
c)
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
d)
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
2.
Barium-122 has a half-life of 2 minutes. A fresh sample weighing 80 g was obtained. If it takes 10 minutes to set up an experiment using barium-122, how much barium-122 will be left when the experiment begins?
a)
0.25g
b)
2.5g
c)
25g
d)
80g
3.

If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. Round to two decimal points.

(a)  

4.

The half-life of strontium-90 is 25 years. How much strontium-90 will remain after 100 years if the initial amount is 4.0 g? Round to two decimal points.

(a)  

5.

The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If 6.25 g of Zn-71 are needed for an experiment, how much should be prepared if it will take 9.6 minutes before the experiment can begin? (FIND Mi)

a)

100.0g

b)

50.0g

c)

12.5g

d)

8.5g

6.

Barium-122 has a half-life of 2 minutes. If after 10 minutes a sample of 15.0 g is left, what mass must have been initially present?

a)

30 g

b)

480 g

c)

240 g

d)

120 g

7.

If 10 mg of iodine 131 is left after 40 days how much must we have started with? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.

(a)  

8.

The half life of isotope X is 2.0 years. How many years would it take for a 4.0 mg sample of X to decay and have only 0.50 mg of it remain?

a)

6.0 years

b)

3.0 years

c)

8.0 years

d)

2.0 years

9.

The half-life of Po-218 is three minutes. If it is allowed to decay from 150.0 grams to 2.34 grams, how many half lifes have occured?

a)

6 half lifes

b)

3 half lifes

c)

8 half lifes

d)

5 half lifes

10.

The half-life of strontium-90 is 25 years. How much strontium-90 must we have started with if after 75 years 15 grams remains?

(a)  

11.
A form of radiation that carries energy and has no mass and no charge.
a)
Alpha particles
b)
Beta Particles
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Daughter nucleus
12.

What type of radioactive decay has the most mass?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

13.
Solve this equation for alpha decay.
20985At = ___ + 42He
a)
20583Bi
b)
20986Rn
c)
20781Tl
d)
20885At
14.
Solve this equation for beta decay.
146C = ___ + 0-1e
a)
104Be
b)
147N
c)
102He
d)
136C
15.
Solve this equation for beta decay.
6027Co = ___ + 0-1e
a)
5625Mn
b)
6028Ni
c)
5823V
d)
5927Co
16.
The following is an example of what type of reaction?
24395Am  →  23993Np + 42He 
a)
alpha decay
b)
beta decay
c)
gamma decay
17.
What is the missing isotope that will balance the following nuclear equation?
94Be  +  11H →  _____  +  42He
a)
105B
b)
105Ne
c)
63Li
d)
63C
18.

Arrange the particles of radioactive decay in order from greatest to least penetrating ability.

a)

Beta, gamma, alpha

b)

Alpha, gamma, beta

c)

Gamma, beta, alpha

d)

Alpha, beta, gamma

19.

If element 5024 Cr undergoes an alpha decay, the resulting element looks like _______.

a)

5025 Mn

b)

4622 Ti

c)

4820 Ca

d)

5426 Fe

20.
When nuclei decay, massive amounts of __________ is released.
a)
energy
b)
jello
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
21.
An electron that is emitted during radioactive decay is a
a)
neutron
b)
gamma ray
c)
alpha particle
d)
beta particle
22.
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
23.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
24.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
25.
What particle completes this reaction?
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma particle
d)
neutron
26.

Why does alpha decay occur?

a)

The nucleus is too large to be stable

b)

The proton to neutron ratio is unstable

c)

The nucleus is in an excited state. This usually follows other types of decay.

d)

None of the above

27.
If we start off with element 5024X after an alpha decay we get another element Y that looks like
a)
5022Y
b)
4622Y
c)
4820Y
d)
5426Y
28.

If Plonium-210 undergoes 2 consecutive rounds of alpha decay followed by a beta decay, what would be the resulting daughter nuclide?

21084Po --> 42He + _______

_______ --> 42He + _______

_______ --> 0-1e + ________

a)

20682Pb

b)

20280Hg

c)

20281Tl

d)

21486Rn

29.

What process describes two small nuclei combining into a larger nucleus?

a)

fission

b)

fusion

c)

alpha decay

d)

beta decay

30.

What process is described by the splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei?

a)

fusion

b)

fission

c)

half-life

d)

gamma radiation

31.

How do nuclear power-plants work?

a)

Fusion

b)

Half-life

c)

Fission

d)

Fusion or fission

32.

What nuclear process is shown in the picture?

a)

alpha decay

b)

gamma emission

c)

fusion

d)

fission

33.

Which nuclear process if shown in the picture?

a)

alpha decay

b)

beta decay

c)

fusion

d)

fission

34.
What is a benefit of nuclear fission?
a)
The ability to absorb energy
b)
The ability to release tremendous amounts of energy
c)
The ability to produce more energy than nuclear fusion
d)
There are no beneficial aspects of nuclear fission
35.

One disadvantage of nuclear energy produced through fission is ___.

a)

it is a fossil fuel

b)

it leaves behind radioactive waste

c)

it emits large amounts of pollution into the atmosphere

d)

there are no disadvantages

36.

Which of the following is NOT an example of nuclear fission?

a)

nuclear power plants

b)

the sun

c)

atomic bombs

37.

Fill in the blanks: In nuclear _____, two ____ nuclei are ______ together to form one larger nucleus.

a)

fission; large; split

b)

fission; smaller; combined

c)

fusion; smaller; combined

d)

fusion; larger; split

38.

Fill in the blanks: In a nuclear ____ reaction, a _____ nucleus is bombarded y a small neutron causing it to become unstable.

a)

fission; large

b)

fission; small

c)

fusion; large

d)

fusion; small

39.

Why is fusion hard to achieve?

a)

it produces a lot of radioactive waste

b)

the nuclei containing protons are positive and will repel

c)

the temperature must 0 K

d)

the average kinetic energy of hydrogen atoms is too low

40.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about nuclear fission?

a)

big atoms split apart

b)

it occurs naturally

c)

it produces radioactive waste

d)

it releases less energy than fusion