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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What makes something radioactive?elements with an atomic number above 81an unstable nucleuscontaminated sewageIt decays over time
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A radioactive nuclide has a ____ stable nucleus than a non-radioactive nucleus of the same element.
more
less
identical
small
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Has a mass of 4 and a charge of +2AlphaBetaGamma
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Has the symbolAlphaBetaGamma - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This is the symbol for a(n)alpha particlebeta particlegamma particle
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleusfissionfusion
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei isfusionfissionhalf-lifegamma radiation
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How is nuclear fusion different from nuclear fission?In fusion, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.Fission produces energy but fusion does not.Fusion produces energy but fission does not.In fission, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.
- 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.This is an example of ---Radioactive DecayNuclear FissionNuclear FusionFossil fuel reaction
- 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.
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Why does beta 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.
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Why does gamma 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.