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Radioactivity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the mass number of this isotope?

a)

131

b)

53

c)

184

d)

78

2.

How many neutrons does this isotope have?

a)

131

b)

53

c)

184

d)

78

3.

What will the values of x and y be?

a)

x=194, y =83

b)

x=194, y =84

c)

x=194, y =85

d)

I don't know. I should probably study this stuff more before the test.

4.

A sample of Radium-228 decays from 100g to 12.5g. How many half lives did it experience?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

If the half life of Uranium-240 was 10 years, how long would it take for it to decay from 310g to 80g?

a)

10 years

b)

240 years

c)

20 years

d)

30 years

6.

This image shows

a)

nuclear fission

b)

nuclear fusion

7.

This equation shows

a)

Nuclear fission

b)

Nuclear fusion

8.

How do the nuclear reactions that power the Sun compare to the nuclear reactions that occur in a reactor at a nuclear power facility?

a)

Power plants release radiation and the sun does not

b)

Nuclear reactions on the sun are less powerful than nuclear reactions in power plants

c)

The Sun is powered via nuclear fusion while a nuclear power facility harnesses energy from nuclear fission

d)

Fission occurs on the sun while fusion occurs in a nuclear power facility

9.

The graph shows the radioactive decay of a 50-gram sample of a radioactive isotope. 
According to the graph, what is the half-life of this isotope? 

a)
100 years
b)
150 years
c)
200 years
d)
300 years
10.

The graph shows the decay of a radioactive material over time. 
How long does it take for this radioactive material to decay through 2 half-lives? 

a)
1 x 10years
b)
5 x 10years
c)
10 x 10years
d)
40 x 10years
11.

The graph shows the generalized rate of decay of radioactive isotopes over 5 half-lives. 
If the original mass of a radioactive isotope was 24 grams, how many grams would remain after 3 half-lives? 

a)
12
b)
24
c)
3
d)
6
12.
The type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper is the ____.
a)
alpha particle
b)
beta particle
c)
gamma ray
d)
uranium
13.
The most dangerous type of radiation is the ____. 
a)
alpha particle
b)
gamma ray
c)
beta particle
d)
uranium
14.

A radioactive isotope is any atom that contains an unstable _____.

a)

energy level

b)

nucleus

c)

orbital

d)

electron

15.

_____ is when the composition of a radioactive isotope changes.

a)

ionization

b)

isomer

c)

nuclear decay

d)

Geiger counters