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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A form of radiation that carries energy and has no mass and no charge.Alpha particlesBeta ParticlesGamma RaysDaughter nucleus
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What type of radioactive decay has the most mass?
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Solve this equation for alpha decay.
20985At = ___ + 42He20583Bi20986Rn20781Tl20885At - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Solve this equation for beta decay.
146C = ___ + 0-1e104Be147N102He136C - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Solve this equation for beta decay.
6027Co = ___ + 0-1e5625Mn6028Ni5823V5927Co - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The following is an example of what type of reaction?
24395Am → 23993Np + 42Healpha decaybeta decaygamma decay - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the missing isotope that will balance the following nuclear equation?
94Be + 11H → _____ + 42He105B105Ne63Li63C - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Solve this equation for gamma decay.
4399Tc = ___ + 00γ4399Tc43100Tc4499Ru4399Ru - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
Arrange the particles of radioactive decay in order from greatest to least penetrating ability.
Beta, gamma, alpha
Alpha, gamma, beta
Gamma, beta, alpha
Alpha, beta, gamma
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If element 5024 Cr undergoes an alpha decay, the resulting element looks like _______.
5025 Mn
4622 Ti
4820 Ca
5426 Fe
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The disintegration of an unstable nucleus into one or more different elements is calledradioactive decaynuclear radiationchemical reactionionization
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.When nuclei decay, massive amounts of __________ is released.energyjelloprotonsneutrons
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.An electron that is emitted during radioactive decay is aneutrongamma rayalpha particlebeta particle
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Positively charged particles that consist of two protons and two neutrons are calledalpha particlesbeta particlesgamma raysneutron emissions
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?Alphabetagammanone
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?alphabetagammanone
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What particle completes this reaction?alpha particlebeta particlegamma particleneutron
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Why does alpha decay occur?
The nucleus is too large to be stable
The proton to neutron ratio is unstable
The nucleus is in an excited state. This usually follows other types of decay.
None of the above
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Which force holds protons and neutrons together in the atom nucleus?
electric force
gravity
strong nuclear force
weak nuclear force
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.If we start off with element 5024X after an alpha decay we get another element Y that looks like5022Y4622Y4820Y5426Y
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If Plonium-210 undergoes 2 consecutive rounds of alpha decay followed by a beta decay, what would be the resulting daughter nuclide?
21084Po --> 42He + _______
_______ --> 42He + _______
_______ --> 0-1e + ________
20682Pb
20280Hg
20281Tl
21486Rn