Nuclear Chemistry Review

Describe what happens to an atom that undergoes FUSION.

• electrons are transferred from one atom to another

• smaller attoms are combined to form larger ones and energy is released

• large atoms are broken into smaller ones and energy is released

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Describe what happens to an atom that undergoes FISSION.

• electrons are transferred from one atom to another

• smaller attoms are combined to form larger ones and energy is released

• large atoms are broken into smaller ones and energy is released

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Which of the following is a FUSION reaction?

• generates a large volume of solid radioactive waste

• can easily be performed in a laboratory setting

• the products of the reactions are not radioactive

• occurs only in the core of the sun

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Which of the following is a FISSION reaction?

• generates a large volume of solid radioactive waste

• can easily be performed in a laboratory setting

• occurs only in the core of the sun

• can be used to heat water & generate steam

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What process that we discussed occurs in the sun?

• alpha decay

• fission

• beta decay

• fusion

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What is one problem with studying nuclear fusion in the lab?

• it is too expensive

• materials are too big to fit in a lab

• clean energy production

• necessary pressure & temperatures can't be easily maintained

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The isotope Carbon-14 (C-14) has _____ protons.

• 6

• 12

• 14

• 7

The isotope Platinum-175 (Pt-175) has a mass number of _____

• 192

• 175

• 46

• 78

The isotope that has 19 protons and 21 neutrons is _____.

• Potassium-40 (K-40)

• Potassium-19 (K-19)

• Zirconium-40 (Zr-40)

• Zirconium-19 (Zr-41)

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Fill in the blank for the missing part of the decay equation. What type of decay is this?

• U-238

• U-240

• alpha

• beta

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