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Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The technetium-99 isotope has a half-life of 6.0 hours. If 100.0 mg were injected into a patient how much remains after 18 hours?
a)

33.0 mg

b)

12.5 mg

c)

.33 mg

d)

15.8 mg

2.
In a correctly written symbol what would be located in the "A" position?
a)
number of neutrons
b)
atomic number
c)
number of electrons 
d)
mass number
3.
How many protons are in this atom?
a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

4.
What is the name of the pictured isotope?
a)

Copper-29

b)

Copper-63

c)

Copper-34

d)

Copper-43

5.

Rubidium-87 with atomic number of 37 gives off a beta particle. What will be the resulting isotope?

a)

Br-85 with atomic number of 35

b)

Strontium-87 with atomic number of 38

c)

Yttrium-87 with atomic number of 39

d)

Kr-87 with atomic number of 36

6.

These three isotopes of carbon have different -

a)

Atomic numbers

b)

Mass numbers

c)

Numbers of protons

d)

Symbols

7.
How many neutrons are in this isotope of Uranium?
a)
235
b)
92
c)
327
d)
143
8.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma 
d)
none
9.

What is meant by the statement that 3215P has a half life of 14 days

a)

It takes 7 days to go down to 50% radioactivity each time

b)

It takes 14 days to go down to 50% radioactivity each time

c)

After 14 days it starts to become less radioactive

d)

It takes 14 days to go up by 50% radioactivity each time

10.
How is carbon-12 different from carbon-14?
a)
They have a different number of protons 
b)
They have a different number of electrons
c)
They have a different number of neutrons
d)
They are different elements 
11.
What particle completes this reaction?
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma particle
d)
neutron
12.

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 mg?

a)

3.0 mg

b)

0.25mg

c)

0.3 mg

d)

0.5 mg

13.

You have 100 grams of radioactive C-14. The half life of C-14 is 5730 years.  How many grams are left after 2 half lives? 

a)

100 grams

b)

25 grams

c)

2 grams

d)

50 grams

14.

_______ is the process by which elements are formed within stars.

a)

Stellar Nucleosynthesis

b)

Stellar Evolution

c)

Star Formation

d)

Supernova Nucleosynthesis

15.

Which of the following refers to the explosion of a star?

a)

red giant

b)

multiple-shell star

c)

white dwarf

d)

supernova

16.

How do elements like gold, copper, and lead end up on earth?

a)

they flow through sunshine to the earth

b)

as the earth gets close to a red giant, its gravity pulls these elements to the ground

c)

supernovae send these elements into the interstellar matter and they end up on earth from there

d)

these elements are made on earth by volcanic action

17.

Who used the redshift of light from galaxies to calculate the velocities and distances of these galaxies from the Earth in 1929?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
d)
none
19.

Solve this equation for alpha decay.

88226Ra --> ___ + 24He

a)

86222Rn

b)

89226Ac

c)

84224Po

d)

88225Ra

20.

Solve this equation for positron decay.

510 B--> ___ + +10e

a)

410Be

b)

610C

c)

710N

d)

613C

21.

Element X has 8 protons, 7 neutrons, and 10 electrons. What is the mass number?

a)

8

b)

15

c)

16

d)

18

22.
The following is an example of what type of reaction?
24395Am  →  23993Np + 42He 
a)
alpha decay
b)
beta decay
c)
gamma decay
23.
What is the missing isotope that will balance the following nuclear equation?
94Be  +  11H →  _____  +  42He
a)
105B
b)
105Ne
c)
63Li
d)
63C
24.

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

25.

In a famous experiment conducted by Ernest Rutherford, positively charged alpha particles were scattered by a thin gold foil. Which of the following is a conclusion that resulted from this experiment?

a)

The nucleus is negatively charged

b)

The atom is a dense solid and is indivisible

c)

The mass is conserved when atoms react chemically

d)

The nucleus is very small and the atom is mostly empty space

26.

What subatomic particle was discovered in the cathode ray tube experiment?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

27.

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

28.

What is the bond polarity if the electronegativity difference ranges from 0 to 0.5?

a)

Nonpolar Covalent

b)

Polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

29.

What is the bond polarity of Hydrogen bromide if its electronegativity difference is 0.7?

a)

Nonpolar covalent

b)

Polar covalent

c)

Ionic

30.

How many VALENCE ELECTRONS does Chlorine have?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

8

d)

10

e)

17

31.

Ionic bonds are formed when electrons get

a)

Shared between two atoms

b)

Removed from both atoms

c)

Transferred from one atom to another

d)

Added to both atoms

32.

How many valence electrons does Mg have? (use the PTable)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

33.

Which symbol correctly shows an aluminum ion when it forms a bond?

a)

b)

c)

d)