
U2.2 Review (Radioactive Decay, Chemistry)
Quiz by Aaron Holley
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A change in a radionuclide that results in increased stability is called a ____.
Which of the following are changes that occur in the nucleus as a result of a nuclear reaction?
A way of describing nuclear reactions is called a _______.
The following symbol represents which particle or type of radiation involved in a nuclear reaction?

The following symbol represents which particle or type of radiation involved in a nuclear reaction?

The following symbol represents which particle or type of radiation involved in a nuclear reaction?

The following symbol represents which particle or type of radiation involved in a nuclear reaction?

The following symbol represents which particle or type of radiation involved in a nuclear reaction?

The following symbol represents which particle or type of radiation involved in a nuclear reaction?

When balancing nuclear equations, which of the following must be the same on both sides of the equation? (Choose two answers)
What natural laws are obeyed when nuclear equations are balanced?
For the following nuclear equation, what is the value required in the blank to balance the equation

For the following nuclear equation, what is the value required in the blank to balance the equation

For the following nuclear equation, what is the value required in the blank to balance the equation

For the following nuclear equation, what is the value required in the blank to balance the equation

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

Which of the following particles or nuclides will balance the nuclear equation shown below?

A single isotope of an element is sometimes referred to as a(n) _________.
A name used for protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is _____.
An unstable nuclide is called a _____.
The nuclide that forms as a result of radioactive decay is called a(n) _____.
The narrow region of a plot of the number of neutrons vs. the number of protons where stable isotopes are found is referred to as the ___.

Choose which characteristics describe the types of radioactive decay shown below.
Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.

____ is the time required for one half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decay.
Which of the following curves describes what happens during radioactive decay?
If you have 250 mg of a radioisotope with a half-life of 18 days, how much of your sample remains after 36 days? Type your answer as a number (to one decimal place, if needed) with NO units.
If you have 250 mg of a radioisotope with a half-life of 18 days, how much of your sample remains after 72 days? Type your answer as a number (to one decimal place, if needed) with NO units.
You have been given a sample of a radionuclide that has a mass that is one eighth of what you started with. How many half-lives have transpired while the sample has been in your possession?
You have been given a sample of a radionuclide that has a mass that is one eighth of what you started with. If the current amount you have now weighs 13.0 g, how much did you start with?