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Define chain reaction in terms of the fission of uranium nucleus.

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Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the positron emission of Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the positron emission of   N. A)    O B)    C C)    O D)    B E)    F N.


A) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the positron emission of   N. A)    O B)    C C)    O D)    B E)    F O
B) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the positron emission of   N. A)    O B)    C C)    O D)    B E)    F C
C) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the positron emission of   N. A)    O B)    C C)    O D)    B E)    F O
D) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the positron emission of   N. A)    O B)    C C)    O D)    B E)    F B
E) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the positron emission of   N. A)    O B)    C C)    O D)    B E)    F F

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Identify the radioactive green light that glows in the dark.


A) phenolphthalein
B) radioactivity
C) phosphorescence
D) desensitivity
E) neon

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Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Rn. A)    Po B)    Ra C)    Th D)    Rn E)    At Rn.


A) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Rn. A)    Po B)    Ra C)    Th D)    Rn E)    At Po
B) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Rn. A)    Po B)    Ra C)    Th D)    Rn E)    At Ra
C) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Rn. A)    Po B)    Ra C)    Th D)    Rn E)    At Th
D) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Rn. A)    Po B)    Ra C)    Th D)    Rn E)    At Rn
E) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Rn. A)    Po B)    Ra C)    Th D)    Rn E)    At At

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Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Th.


A) Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa He + Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Th → Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa U
B) Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa n + Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Th → Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Th
C) Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Th → Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa e + Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Ac
D) Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Th → Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa He + Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Ra
E) Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Th → Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa e + Write the nuclear equation for the alpha decay of   Th. A)    He +   Th →   U B)    n +   Th →   Th C)    Th →   e +   Ac D)    Th →   He +   Ra E)    Th →   e +   Pa Pa

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The following reaction represents what nuclear process? The following reaction represents what nuclear process?   H +   H →   He +   n A) nuclear fusion B) alpha emission C) beta emission D) nuclear fission E) neutron capture H + The following reaction represents what nuclear process?   H +   H →   He +   n A) nuclear fusion B) alpha emission C) beta emission D) nuclear fission E) neutron capture H → The following reaction represents what nuclear process?   H +   H →   He +   n A) nuclear fusion B) alpha emission C) beta emission D) nuclear fission E) neutron capture He + The following reaction represents what nuclear process?   H +   H →   He +   n A) nuclear fusion B) alpha emission C) beta emission D) nuclear fission E) neutron capture n


A) nuclear fusion
B) alpha emission
C) beta emission
D) nuclear fission
E) neutron capture

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Atoms with Z > ________ are radioactive and decay in one or more steps involving mostly alpha and beta decay.


A) 60
B) 100
C) 83
D) 160
E) 40

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A freshly prepared sample of curium-243 undergoes 3312 disintegrations per second. After 6.00 y., the activity of the sample declines to 2755 disintegrations per second. The half-life of curium-243 is ________ y.


A) 4.99
B) 32.6
C) 7.21
D) 0.765
E) 22.6

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Determine the binding energy per nucleon of a Mg-24 nucleus. The Mg-24 nucleus has a mass of 24.30506. A proton has a mass of 1.00728 amu, a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 amu, and 1 amu is equivalent to 931 MeV of energy.


A) 0.3050 MeV
B) 8.83 MeV
C) 0.113 MeV
D) 106 MeV
E) 4.41 MeV

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Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation: Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Th →   He + ? A)    U B)    Ac C)    Ac D)    Ra E)    Ra Th → Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Th →   He + ? A)    U B)    Ac C)    Ac D)    Ra E)    Ra He + ?


A) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Th →   He + ? A)    U B)    Ac C)    Ac D)    Ra E)    Ra U
B) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Th →   He + ? A)    U B)    Ac C)    Ac D)    Ra E)    Ra Ac
C) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Th →   He + ? A)    U B)    Ac C)    Ac D)    Ra E)    Ra Ac
D) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Th →   He + ? A)    U B)    Ac C)    Ac D)    Ra E)    Ra Ra
E) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Th →   He + ? A)    U B)    Ac C)    Ac D)    Ra E)    Ra Ra

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Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation: Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr U → Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr Sr + ? + 2 Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr n + 4 Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr g


A) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr Te
B) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr Xe
C) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr Xe
D) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr Te
E) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U →   Sr + ? + 2   n + 4   g A)    Te B)    Xe C)    Xe D)    Te E)    Sr Sr

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Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of   Pb. A)    Pt B)    Tl C)    Hg D)    Bi E)    Pb Pb.


A) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of   Pb. A)    Pt B)    Tl C)    Hg D)    Bi E)    Pb Pt
B) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of   Pb. A)    Pt B)    Tl C)    Hg D)    Bi E)    Pb Tl
C) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of   Pb. A)    Pt B)    Tl C)    Hg D)    Bi E)    Pb Hg
D) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of   Pb. A)    Pt B)    Tl C)    Hg D)    Bi E)    Pb Bi
E) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of   Pb. A)    Pt B)    Tl C)    Hg D)    Bi E)    Pb Pb

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Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation: Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra U → ? + Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra He + 2 Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra g


A) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra Th
B) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra Ra
C) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra Pu
D) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra Th
E) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   U → ? +   He + 2   g A)    Th B)    Ra C)    Pu D)    Th E)    Ra Ra

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Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Th. A)    U B)    Pa C)    Ra D)    Ac E)    Th Th.


A) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Th. A)    U B)    Pa C)    Ra D)    Ac E)    Th U
B) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Th. A)    U B)    Pa C)    Ra D)    Ac E)    Th Pa
C) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Th. A)    U B)    Pa C)    Ra D)    Ac E)    Th Ra
D) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Th. A)    U B)    Pa C)    Ra D)    Ac E)    Th Ac
E) Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the alpha decay of   Th. A)    U B)    Pa C)    Ra D)    Ac E)    Th Th

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The following reaction represents what nuclear process? The following reaction represents what nuclear process?   Pb →   e +   Bi A) alpha emission B) gamma emission C) electron capture D) neutron bombardment E) beta emission Pb → The following reaction represents what nuclear process?   Pb →   e +   Bi A) alpha emission B) gamma emission C) electron capture D) neutron bombardment E) beta emission e + The following reaction represents what nuclear process?   Pb →   e +   Bi A) alpha emission B) gamma emission C) electron capture D) neutron bombardment E) beta emission Bi


A) alpha emission
B) gamma emission
C) electron capture
D) neutron bombardment
E) beta emission

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Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?


A) alpha rays
B) beta rays
C) gamma rays
D) positron emission
E) electron capture

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Determine the half-life of a nuclide that loses 38.0% of its mass in 387 hours.


A) 277 hours
B) 455 hour
C) 561 hours
D) 639 hours
E) 748 hours

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The number of nucleons in a The number of nucleons in a   Co<sup> </sup>nucleus<sup> </sup>is A) 27 B) 33 C) 60 D) 87 Co nucleus is


A) 27
B) 33
C) 60
D) 87

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Which nuclide below is most likely to decay by electron capture?


A) Which nuclide below is most likely to decay by electron capture? A)    Re B)    Re C)    Re D)    Re Re
B) Which nuclide below is most likely to decay by electron capture? A)    Re B)    Re C)    Re D)    Re Re
C) Which nuclide below is most likely to decay by electron capture? A)    Re B)    Re C)    Re D)    Re Re
D) Which nuclide below is most likely to decay by electron capture? A)    Re B)    Re C)    Re D)    Re Re

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Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation: Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Pb →   e + ? A)    Bi B)    Tl C)    Pb D)    Pb E)    Tl Pb → Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Pb →   e + ? A)    Bi B)    Tl C)    Pb D)    Pb E)    Tl e + ?


A) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Pb →   e + ? A)    Bi B)    Tl C)    Pb D)    Pb E)    Tl Bi
B) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Pb →   e + ? A)    Bi B)    Tl C)    Pb D)    Pb E)    Tl Tl
C) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Pb →   e + ? A)    Bi B)    Tl C)    Pb D)    Pb E)    Tl Pb
D) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Pb →   e + ? A)    Bi B)    Tl C)    Pb D)    Pb E)    Tl Pb
E) Identify the missing particle in the following nuclear equation:   Pb →   e + ? A)    Bi B)    Tl C)    Pb D)    Pb E)    Tl Tl

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