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The only stable isotope of aluminum is aluminum-27.What type of radioactive decay should be expected from The only stable isotope of aluminum is aluminum-27.What type of radioactive decay should be expected from   ? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)   ?


A) The only stable isotope of aluminum is aluminum-27.What type of radioactive decay should be expected from   ? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) The only stable isotope of aluminum is aluminum-27.What type of radioactive decay should be expected from   ? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) The only stable isotope of aluminum is aluminum-27.What type of radioactive decay should be expected from   ? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) The only stable isotope of aluminum is aluminum-27.What type of radioactive decay should be expected from   ? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) The only stable isotope of aluminum is aluminum-27.What type of radioactive decay should be expected from   ? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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The half-life of 14C is 5730 yr.Assuming some charcoal from a campfire 29,000 years old was found, what fraction of the original C-14 would remain today?


A) 3.0 × 10−2
B) 0.20
C) 3.5
D) 0.33
E) 0.29

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Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation. Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)


A) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced.Which particular isotope of this element is formed? When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced.Which particular isotope of this element is formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)


A) When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced.Which particular isotope of this element is formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced.Which particular isotope of this element is formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced.Which particular isotope of this element is formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced.Which particular isotope of this element is formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced.Which particular isotope of this element is formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation. Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)


A) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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Which of the following is used to image the brain?


A) (18O)
B) (131I)
C) (123I)
D) (24Na)
E) (99Tc)

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What is the name given to the nuclear process that results from the bombardment of nuclei by neutrons, protons, or other nuclei?


A) Nuclear transmutation
B) Protonation
C) Nucleation
D) Nuclear condensation
E) Radioactivity

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Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.U-238 + ? → 1 neutron + Fm-249


A) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.U-238 + ? → 1 neutron + Fm-249 A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.U-238 + ? → 1 neutron + Fm-249 A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.U-238 + ? → 1 neutron + Fm-249 A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.U-238 + ? → 1 neutron + Fm-249 A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) Identify the missing species in the following nuclear transmutation.U-238 + ? → 1 neutron + Fm-249 A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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Estimate the age of a bottled wine that has a tritium, 3H, content 60% that of freshly bottled wine.Tritium decays by beta decay and has a half-life of 12.3 yr. Estimate the age of a bottled wine that has a tritium, <sup>3</sup>H, content 60% that of freshly bottled wine.Tritium decays by beta decay and has a half-life of 12.3 yr.   A) 0.029 yr B) 7.4 yr C) 9.1 yr D) 16 yr E) 35 yr


A) 0.029 yr
B) 7.4 yr
C) 9.1 yr
D) 16 yr
E) 35 yr

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Beta particles are identical to


A) protons.
B) helium atoms.
C) hydrogen atoms.
D) helium nuclei.
E) electrons.

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Cesium-134 is a β emitter with a half-life of 2.0 years.How much of a 2.50-g sample of cesium-134 will remain after 10 years?


A) 0.0024 g
B) 0.078 g
C) 0.25 g
D) 0.50 g
E) 80.0 g

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When atoms of beryllium−9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced.What new isotope is also formed? When atoms of beryllium−9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced.What new isotope is also formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)


A) When atoms of beryllium−9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced.What new isotope is also formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) When atoms of beryllium−9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced.What new isotope is also formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) When atoms of beryllium−9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced.What new isotope is also formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) When atoms of beryllium−9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced.What new isotope is also formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) When atoms of beryllium−9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced.What new isotope is also formed?   A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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Which is an incorrect representation of the indicated particle or nucleus?


A) Which is an incorrect representation of the indicated particle or nucleus? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) Which is an incorrect representation of the indicated particle or nucleus? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) Which is an incorrect representation of the indicated particle or nucleus? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) Which is an incorrect representation of the indicated particle or nucleus? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) Which is an incorrect representation of the indicated particle or nucleus? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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What other particle is emitted when a neutron is converted to a proton in a nucleus?


A) Gamma particle
B) Alpha particle
C) Positron
D) Beta particle
E) None of the answers is correct.

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What fraction of radioactive atoms remains in a sample after six half-lives?


A) zero
B) 1/6
C) 1/16
D) 1/32
E) 1/64

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In the following reaction, identify X. In the following reaction, identify X.   A) 7β B) 3α C) 4n D)    E) 15p


A) 7β
B) 3α
C) 4n
D) In the following reaction, identify X.   A) 7β B) 3α C) 4n D)    E) 15p
E) 15p

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In the equation below, what particle or type of radiation needs to be included to balance the equation? 220Rn → ? + alpha particle


A) Ra-224
B) Rn-224
C) Rn-216
D) At-220
E) Po-216

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What is the nuclear process called where small nuclei are combined into larger ones?


A) Photonuclear reactions
B) Nuclear fission
C) Thermal conductivity
D) Nuclear combination
E) Nuclear fusion

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