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| 1 | The diameter of an atom is approximately 10,000 times the diameter of its nucleus. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | The difference between the mass number of an isotope and its atomic number is equal to the number of nucleons in the nucleus. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 3 | An element may have more than one mass number, but the mass number for a stable isotope is fixed. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 4 | The radioactive half-life of a substance is one-half of the time required for all the unstable atoms in that substance to decay. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 5 | In alpha decay, the mass number of an unstable isotope is reduced by 4 and the atomic number is reduced by 2. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 6 | The binding energy of an element is equivalent to the product of the mass defect and the square of the velocity of light. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 7 | In a balanced nuclear equation, the sum of the atomic numbers and the sum of the mass numbers must be the same on both sides of the nuclear equation. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 8 | In nuclear fission energy is emitted, whereas in nuclear fusion energy is absorbed. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 9 | The function of the moderator in a nuclear reactor is to slow down the nuclear fission process and thereby control the release of energy. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 10 | Isotopes are atoms that have the same |
| A) | number of neutrons |
| B) | atomic number |
| C) | number of nucleons |
| D) | atomic mass |
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| 11 | The process by which a nucleus with a large mass number splits into lighter nuclei is called |
| A) | fission |
| B) | fusion |
| C) | alpha decay |
| D) | beta decay |
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| 12 | In the mass spectrometer, the distance from the slit to the impact on the plate is 10 cm for isotope A and 12 cm for isotope B. The ratio of their masses MA/MB is approximately |
| A) | 0.83 |
| B) | 0.93 |
| C) | 1.2 |
| D) | 1.33 |
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| 13 | If two light nuclei are fused in a nuclear reaction, the average energy per nucleon |
| A) | increases |
| B) | remains the same |
| C) | decreases |
| D) | cannot be determined |
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| 14 | A sample of radioactive material contains N radioactive nuclei at a given instant. If the half-life is 20 s, how many unstable nuclei remain after 1 h? |
| A) | N/2 |
| B) | N/4 |
| C) | N/6 |
| D) | N/8 |
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| 15 | When a beta-plus particle encounters an electron, they cancel each other and both disappear. This annihilation of matter produces two photons, each having an energy of approximately |
| A) | 0.466 MeV |
| B) | 0.511 MeV |
| C) | 0.931 MeV |
| D) | 1.02 MeV |
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| 16 | A deuteron is a particle consisting of a neutron and a proton bound together by nuclear forces. If the rest mass of a deuteron is 3.34313 x 10-27 kg, the binding energy is approximately |
| A) | 2.22 MeV |
| B) | 3.11 MeV |
| C) | 4.44 MeV |
| D) | 6.22 MeV |
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| 17 | In a nuclear reactor, which of the following is used to slow down the fast neutrons released in the fission process? |
| A) | Moderator |
| B) | Control rods |
| C) | Radiation shielding |
| D) | Heat exchanger |
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| 18 | In general, the is defined as the energy required to break up a nucleus into its constituent protons and neutrons. |
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| 19 | The half-life for alpha decay for deuterium is 10.2 s. One-fourth of the unstable atoms will remain after s. |
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| 20 | An activity of is equal to 3.7 x 1010 disintegrations per second. |
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| 21 | The is the total number of nucleons in the nucleus. It can be computed by adding the number of to the number of . |
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| 22 | Basic components of a nuclear reactor are , , , ,
and . |
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| 23 | In a nuclear fission, the fission fragments have a(n) mass number and hence a(n) binding energy per nucleon. |
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| 24 | Isotopes are atoms that have the same but different . |
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| 25 | A mass defect of 1 u is equivalent to an energy of . |
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| 26 | Three quantities that must be conserved in a nuclear reaction are , , and . |