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Physical Science, 5/e
Bill Tillery, Arizona State University
Nuclear Reactions
Essay Quiz
1
How is a radioactive material different from a material that is not radioactive?
2
What is radioactive decay? Describe how the radioactive decay rate can be changed if this is possible.
3
Describe three kinds of radiation emitted by radioactive materials. Describe what eventually happens to each kind of radiation after it is emitted.
4
How are positively charged protons able to stay together in a nucleus since like charges repel?
5
What is half-life? Give an example of the half-life of an isotope, describing the amount remaining and the time elapsed after five half-life periods.
6
Would you expect an isotope with a long half-life to be more, the same, or less radioactive than an isotope with a short half-life? Explain.
7
What is (a) a curie? (b) a rad? (c) a rem?
8
What is meant by background radiation? What is the normal radiation dose for the average person from background radiation?
9
Why is there controversy about the effects of long-term, low levels of radiation exposure?
10
What is a mass defect? How is it related to the binding energy of a nucleus? How can both be calculated?
11
Compare and contrast nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
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