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Nuclear Decay

Authored by Yvonne Mondragon

Chemistry

10th - 12th Grade

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Nuclear Decay
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alpha particles.....

a) are positively charged.
b) consist of two protons and four neutrons.
c) can penetrate any thickness of matter
d) All of the above 

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process of nuclear change in an atom of radioactive material is called... 

nuclear decay
nuclear mass
isotopes
radon

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During beta decay, a nucleus .... 

gives up two protons and two neutrons.
  maintains the same number of protons and neutrons.
  loses a proton and gains a neutron.
gains a proton and loses a neutron. 

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Radioactive materials have unstable...

electrons
protons
nuclei
neutrons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper is the ____.

alpha particle
beta particle
gamma ray
uranium

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most penetrating type of radiation is the ____.  

alpha particle
gamma ray
beta particle
uranium

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

alpha particle
electroscope
beta particle
gamma ray

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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