Unit 3 practice Nuclear

What type of radioactive decay is a wave of energy?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none

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Which process involves the joining of small nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

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Which process involves the splitting of large nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

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The nuclear process occurring at a nuclear power plant.

• Nuclear fusion
• Nuclear fission
• Combustion
• Multiplication

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What is one problem with using nuclear fission as an energy source?

• finding radioactive elements that have longer half-lives
• finding ways of storing radioactive wastes
• finding compounds to cool heated water
• finding non-radioactive elements for reactors

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What happens to the atomic number during alpha decay?

• The atomic number decreases by 4
• The atomic number increases by 1
• The atomic number decreases by 2.
• The atomic number stays the same.

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When the isotope ⁵⁰₂₄X releases an alpha particle we get another element Y that looks like

• ⁵⁰₂₂Y

• ⁴⁶₂₂Y

• ⁴⁸₂₀Y

• ⁵⁴₂₆Y

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When the isotope ⁵⁰₂₄X releases a beta particle we get another element, Y, that looks like

• ⁵⁰₂₃Y

• ⁴⁶₂₂Y

• ⁵⁰₂₅Y

• ⁵⁰₂₄Y

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In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have

• Alpha , Beta, Gamma

• Beta , Gamma , Alpha

• Gamma, Beta, Alpha

• Gamma, Alpha, Beta

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Complete the nuclear equation and determine the type of decay that is occurring in this reaction.

• alpha, ⁴₂He

• beta, ⁰_-1 B

• gamma, ⁰₀ γ

• none

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