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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is not a part of an atom's nucleus?NeutronProtonElectronAll are part of the nucleus
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.An isotope has a different number ofelectronsneutronsprotonspositrons
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The average atomic mass for silicon will be closest to...Si-28 (92% abundance)Si-29 (5% abundance)Si-30 (3% abundance)
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The Law of Conservation of Mass is not always followed with nuclear reactions.TrueFalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is not true about fission reactions at power plants?They are exothermicThey produce a lot of energyThey are uncontrolled and fastThey are slow and controlled
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.About how much of our energy comes from coal?5%25%50%80%
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which nuclear power plant has not had a meltdownThree Mile Island (US)Chernobyl (Ukraine)Taishan (China)Fukushima (Japan)
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What element is often used in nuclear reactions?HydrogenUraniumOxygenMercury
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What caused the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima?Earthquake destroyed the reactorTsunami flooded the reactorPower outage shut down the cooling systemNone of the above
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Most nuclear reactors use:FissionFusion