1025201
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Quiz by daveebinkley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by daveebinkley
almost 10 years ago
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Question 1
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What is the difference between the isotopes Uranium-238 and Uranium-235?
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Uranium-238 has three more protons.
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Uranium-238 has three more neutrons.
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Uranium-238 has three more electrons.
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There is no difference.
Question 2
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An alpha particle is the same as a(n) ___.
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helium nucleus
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beta particle
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hydrogen nucleus
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electron
Question 3
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Nuclear fusion produces energy when ___.
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two atomic nuclei combine
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an atomic nucleus splits
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a chemical reaction occurs
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helium transmutes into hydrogen
Question 4
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Nuclear fission converts ___.
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small atoms into larger atoms
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small amounts of mass into energy
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small amounts of energy into mass
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small atoms into molecules
Question 5
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An unstable nucleus ____.
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increases its nuclear mass by fission
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expels all of its protons
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increases its half-life
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emits energy when it decays
Question 6
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The identity of an element, the atomic number, is determined by its number of _.
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Electrons
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Neutrons
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Protons
Question 7
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Which radiation has the poorest penetration (lowest ionization energy) but can cause the most damage to a cell?
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Alpha particles
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Beta particles
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Gamma rays
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They all have the same strength
Question 8
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What particle is needed to complete this nuclear reaction?
222 Rn → 218 Po + ____
86 84
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4 α 2
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0 ẞ -1
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0 γ 0
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1 n 0
Question 9
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When a uranium-235 nucleus is struck with a neutron, xenon-144 and strontium-90 nuclei are produced, along with some neutrons. How many neutrons are produced?
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0
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1
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2
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3
Question 10
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The iodine-131 nuclide has a half-life of 8.0 days. If you originally have a sample containing 728-g of I-131, after 48 days you will have ___.
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11.4 g
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22.75 g
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6.3 g
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45.5 g
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