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Unit 3 Exit Ticket #5: Alpha and Beta Decay

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A high energy electron is a(n):

a)

Alpha Particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

2.

A helium nucleus is a(n):

a)

Alpha Particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

3.

Is the following alpha or beta decay?

243U → ____ + 239Th

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Gramma

4.

Is this alpha or beta decay?

60Co → _____ + 60Ni

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Grandpa

5.

Finish the following:

55Fe → β + _____

a)

55Co

b)

51Cr

c)

55Cr

d)

51Co

6.

What is emitted during Beta Radiation?

a)

Electron.

b)

Protons.

c)

Neutrons.

d)

Nuclei

7.
How is the alpha particle written in a nuclear equation?
a)
42He
b)
24He
8.

Which type of nuclear radiation is seen here?

a)

Alpha

b)

beta

c)

gamma

d)

none

9.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
10.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
11.

In Alpha decay, the atomic number decrease by _________

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

12.
Balance the following equation:
146C --> 0-1e + ________
a)
145B
b)
146C
c)
147N
d)
42He
13.

Solve this equation for alpha decay.

88226Ra --> ___ + 24He

a)

86222Rn

b)

89226Ac

c)

84224Po

d)

88225Ra

14.

Solve this equation for beta decay.

614C --> ___ + -10e

a)

410Be

b)

714N

c)

210He

d)

613C

15.

In the symbol 167N what the 7 stand for?

a)

Mass number

b)

Atomic number

c)

Atomic mass

d)

Number of neutrons