2. Types of Radiation

A helium nucleus with two protons and two neutrons is called a(n) ____ particle

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• lambda

Negatively charged particles emitted from a nucleus at a high speed are ____ .

• protons
• neutrons
• electrons
• protons and neutrons

The three types of nuclear radiation in order of increasing penetrating power are

• alpha, beta, gamma
• alpha, gamma, beta
• beta, alpha, gamma
• gamma, alpha, beta

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Beta radiation is

• Fast moving electrons
• Fast moving helium atom nuclei
• Fast moving electromagnetic waves

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Alpha makes the atomic number decrease by how many? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 5

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Which type of radioactive decay is occurring in this equation? 

• Alpha decay
• beta decay
• gamma decay
• positron emission

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Energy is stored in the ___ of an atom.

• proton
• neutron
• electron cloud
• nucleus

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Which type of radiation is being shown here

• Alpha 
• Beta
• Gamma
• None of the above

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What happens when the number of protons in an atom changes? 

• The number of electrons changes too 
• Usually nothing happens, unless the atom is radioactive 
• The atomic nucleus explodes
• It becomes a completely different atom, with different properties 

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Has a mass of 4 and a charge of +2

• Alpha
• Beta
• Gamma

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