U2.2 Review (Radioactive Decay)
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- Q1
Who was the scientist that discovered radiation?
Albert Einstein
Henri Becquerel
Marie Curie
Ernest Rutherford
60s - Q2
Who first coined the term "radioactivity?"
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Ernest Rutherford
Henri Becquerel
60s - Q3
Who studied the effects of electric and magnetic fields on radiation?
Ernest Rutherford
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Henri Becquerel
60s - Q4
Match the type of radiation with its description.
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The spontaneous change of an unstable nuclide into another nuclide (either stable or unstable) is called ____.
nuclear splitting
radioactive decomposition
radiative breakdown
radioactive decay
60s - Q6
____ is the unstable nuclide that you start with.
sister isotope
orphan nuclide
daughter nuclide
parent nuclide
60s - Q7
____ is the nuclide that forms as a result of a radioactive decay.
orphan nuclide
parent nuclide
daughter nuclide
sister isotope
60s - Q8
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 ___.
stripe of stability
band of stability
band of balance
domain of dependability
60s - Q9
Choose which characteristics describe the types of radioactive decay shown below.
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The isotopes highlighted in the band of stability graph below tend to undergo what kind of radioactive decay?
neutron emission
positron emission
beta decay
alpha decay
60s - Q11
The isotopes highlighted in the band of stability graph below tend to undergo what kind of radioactive decay?
beta decay
alpha decay
positron emission
neutron emission
60s - Q12
The isotopes highlighted in the band of stability graph below tend to undergo what kind of radioactive decay?
beta decay
alpha decay
neutron emission
positron emission
60s - Q13
Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.
alpha decay
electron capture
gamma emission
beta decay
positron emission
60s - Q14
Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.
gamma emission
positron emission
electron capture
alpha decay
beta decay
60s - Q15
Identify the type of radioactive decay in the image below.
gamma emission
alpha decay
beta decay
positron emission
electron capture
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