Which particle is found in the nucleus of an atom?

Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics Quiz

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Physics
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University
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Hard
Shubham Sharma
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 20 pts
Electron
Proton
Neutron
Both B and C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 20 pts
Who is credited with the discovery of radioactivity?
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Henri Becquerel
Ernest Rutherford
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 20 pts
The unit used to measure radioactive activity is:
Gray (Gy)
Sievert (Sv)
Becquerel (Bq)
Roentgen (R)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 20 pts
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have:
The same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
The same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons
Different numbers of protons and neutrons
The same number of electrons but different numbers of protons
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 20 pts
Which of the following terms refers to atoms that have the same mass number but different atomic numbers?
Isotopes
Isobars
Isotones
Isomers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 20 pts
Which type of decay involves the emission of a helium nucleus from a radioactive atom?
Alpha decay
Beta decay
Gamma decay
Neutron decay
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 20 pts
What is the half-life of a radioactive substance?
The time taken for half of the radioactive nuclei to decay
The time taken for the substance to completely decay
The time taken for the radioactive nuclei to lose all their energy
The time taken for the substance to reduce its activity by 25%
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