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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the symbol for an alpha particle?42He0-1e0+1 e10n
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn a nuclear reactor what slows down neutrons?Control RodsModeratorSheildingThe brakes
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn the symbol 20682Pb what does 206 stand for?Mass numberAtomic numberAtomic massNumber of protons
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBalance the following equation:
146C --> 0-1e + ________145B146C147N42He - 5. Multiple ChoiceThe name for protons and neutrons in nuclear chemistry is____beta particlespositronsnucleonsnuclides
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of radiation has the greatest penetrating power?AlphaBetaGammaMicrowaves
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn a nuclear reactor what absorbs fast moving neutrons?generatormoderatorcontrol rodssheilding
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the equation for the positron emission by oxygen-16?168O + 0+1e --> 169F168O --> 42He + 126C168O --> 0-1e + 169F168O --> 0+1e + 167N
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the symbol 167N what the 7 stand for?
Mass number
Atomic number
Atomic mass
Number of neutrons
- 10. Multiple ChoiceDetects radiation by counting electric pulses carried by gas atoms ionized by radiationGeiger-Muller counterScintillation counterFilm badgeRadioactive detective
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn fission neutron is often used to start the reaction and it is also a product of the reaction. This is called a ____neutron emissionnuclear fusiondomino effectchain reaction
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a fusion reaction?hydrogen-2 and hydrogen-3 combining to form a helium-4 atom and a neutronCarbon-14 emitting an alpha particleuranium-235 absorbing a neutron and breaking into barium-141, krypton-92, and three neutronsuranium-238 emitting a beta particle
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of a nuclear reaction changes the number of protons in the nucleus?transmutationradioactive decayfusion and fissionAll of them listed in the other answer choices
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