Nuclear Reactions Practice

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• Alpha
• beta
• gamma 
• none

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Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

• fission
• fusion

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion
• fission
• half-life
• gamma radiation

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Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none

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What particle completes this reaction?

• alpha particle
• beta particle
• gamma particle
• neutron

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The three types of nuclear radiation in increasing order of penetrating power are ____.  

•   alpha, beta, gamma 
• X ray, beta, gamma
• alpha, gamma, beta 
• X ray, gamma, beta 

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Which of the following types of radioactive decay emits 2 protons and 2 neutrons?

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

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Plutonium (of mass number 240 and proton number 94) decays with the emission of alpha-particle. What is the new proton number and mass number of the new nucleus?

• proton number = 92, mass number = 236

• proton number = 92, mass number = 240

• proton number = 91, mass number = 240

• proton number = 91, mass number = 236

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The radioactive nucleus Rubidium (of mass number 87 and proton number 37) decays with the emission of a beta-particle. How many protons and neutrons are left in the nucleus?

• protons = 37, neutrons = 49

• protons = 37, neutrons = 50

• protons = 38, neutrons = 49

• protons = 38, neutrons = 87

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Which equation correctly represents the alpha decay of polonium-214?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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