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Which particle has a positive charge in an atom?
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Photon
Neutron
Proton
Electron
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What type of radiation is most penetrating and can pass through several centimeters of lead?
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Neutron radiation
Alpha radiation
Beta radiation
Gamma radiation
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Which particle has a positive charge in an atom?
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What type of radiation is most penetrating and can pass through several centimeters of lead?
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What is the half-life of a radioactive isotope?
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What is emitted during alpha decay?
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What is a common use of radioactive isotopes in medicine?
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What is the main type of radiation emitted during beta decay?
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Which of the following particles is the least penetrating?
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What happens to the atomic number of an element during beta decay?
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What effect does beta decay have on the mass number of an atom?
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Which of the following statements about beta decay is true?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of beta particles?
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A sample of a radioactive substance initially has a mass of 100 grams and a half-life of 3 hours. How much of the substance will be left after 9 hours?
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A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 5 years. If you begin with a 160 mg sample, how much of the isotope will remain after 15 years?
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A radioactive element decays with a half-life of 8 days. How much of a 64 gram sample will remain after 24 days?
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A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 4 days. If you start with a 32 gram sample, how much of the sample will be left after 12 days?
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A radioactive material has a half-life of 6 hours. If you have a 48 gram sample, how much of the sample will remain after 18 hours?
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A radioactive substance has a half-life of 10 years. If you start with a 200 gram sample, how much will be left after 30 years?
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If a radioactive substance has a half-life of 3 years and you begin with a 81 gram sample, how much of the sample will remain after 9 years?