Transmutation Equations

What would two different isotopes of an atom have in common?

• Number of neutrons 
• Number of protons
• Atomic weight 
• Atomic mass

In what part of an atom can protons be found? 

• Inside the electrons
• Inside the neutrons 
• Inside the atomic nucleus 
•  Inside the electron shells

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

An isotope is the same element with a different number of...?

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Electrons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• Alpha
• beta
• gamma 
• none

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Balance the following equation:
¹⁴₆C --> ⁰_-1e + ________

• ¹⁴₅B
• ¹⁴₆C
• ¹⁴₇N
• ⁴₂He

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which of the following terms describes ALL nuclear reactions?

• Fission
• Fusion
• Decay
• Transmutation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

In the reaction ²⁴₁₁Na →²⁴₁₂Mg + X, particle X is a

• alpha particle

• helium nuclei

• neutron

• beta particle

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

In the reaction ²⁴₁₁Na →²⁴₁₂Mg + X, particle X is a

• A) positron

• B) electron

• C) proton

• D) neutron

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

In the nuclear reaction represented below, what is particle X?

²³⁸ ₉₃Np → ²³⁸ ₉₄Pu + X

• An electron

• A proton

• A neutron

• A positron

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8