Nuclear Chemistry

Front

Which reaction produces harmful radioactive waste? Options: Fission, Photosynthesis, chain reaction, Fusion

Back

Fission

Front

_____is the joining of atomic nuclei Options: Fusion, chain reaction, Photosynthesis, Fission

Back

Fusion

Front

_______ is the splitting of atomic nuclei

Back

Fission

Front

Which process occurs naturally in the centre of stars like the Sun?

Back

fusion

Front

What is a chain reaction?

Back

When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split

Front

How is the alpha particle written in a nuclear equation?

Back

⁴₂He

Front

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

Back

beta

Front

Solve this equation for alpha decay.
₈₅²⁰⁹At = ___ + ₂⁴He

Back

₈₃²⁰⁵Bi

Front

Gamma rays have

Back

no mass

Front

Solve this equation for beta decay.
₆¹⁴C = ___ + _-1⁰e
Options: ₄¹⁰Be, ₇¹⁴N, ₂¹⁰He, ₆¹³C

Back

₇¹⁴N