Exam 20: Nuclear Chemistry

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If a sample of the radioactive nuclide 139Cs has an activity of 0.0739 Ci,what is the instantaneous rate of decomposition of 139Cs in terms of grams per second? The mass of 139Cs is 138.9134 amu.(1 Ci = 3.700 × 1010 disintegrations/s,1 amu = 1.66054 × 10-24 g)

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One of the first nuclear bombs based on the fission of U-235 had a maximum yield of 7.5 x1013 J.If the fission of U-235 releases 1.8 × 1013 J/mol,approximately what mass of U-235 was used in this bomb? (U-235 has a molar mass of 235.04 g/mol)

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A sample of a radioactive isotope is found to have lost 19.8% of its original activity after 8.59 days.What is the decay constant of this isotope?

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Enriched uranium is uranium that has a greater proportion of

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The half-life of 42K is 12.5 h.How much will remain after 75 h if the original sample contained 256 g of 42K?

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Which of the following statements regarding a fission based nuclear reactor is not correct?

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_____ is a technique for analyzing blood and other body fluids for very small quantities of biologically active substances.

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The half-life of the radioisotope 158Eu is 0.77 h.How much time is required for a 160.0-g sample of 158Eu to decay to 1.59 g?

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It is possible that the world's energy problem could be solved by making use of the fusion reaction of deuterium and tritium.Which of the following reaction equations corresponds to that process?

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When the radioactive nuclide 110In undergoes positron emission,what is the product nuclide?

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The first nuclear reaction that was ever observed occurred when nitrogen-14 was bombarded with alpha particles.One product was a proton,and the other was

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As a radioactive isotope decays,its rate constant

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In the ejection of a beta particle from the nucleus,which of the following occurs?

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What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of a What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of a   atom? (c = 3.00 × 10<sup>8</sup> m/s,1 amu = 1.66054 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg) Particle Mass (amu)   65)926036   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 ​ atom? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,1 amu = 1.66054 × 10-27 kg) Particle Mass (amu) What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of a   atom? (c = 3.00 × 10<sup>8</sup> m/s,1 amu = 1.66054 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg) Particle Mass (amu)   65)926036   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 ​ 65)926036 What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of a   atom? (c = 3.00 × 10<sup>8</sup> m/s,1 amu = 1.66054 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg) Particle Mass (amu)   65)926036   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 ​ 1)00728 What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of a   atom? (c = 3.00 × 10<sup>8</sup> m/s,1 amu = 1.66054 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg) Particle Mass (amu)   65)926036   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 ​ 1)00867 What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of a   atom? (c = 3.00 × 10<sup>8</sup> m/s,1 amu = 1.66054 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg) Particle Mass (amu)   65)926036   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 ​ 0)00055 ​

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After 3.2 hours, After 3.2 hours,   of the initial amount of a particular radioactive nuclide remains unchanged.What is the half-life of the nuclide? of the initial amount of a particular radioactive nuclide remains unchanged.What is the half-life of the nuclide?

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What is the abbreviated notation for the following nuclear bombardment reaction? What is the abbreviated notation for the following nuclear bombardment reaction?

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Nuclides with too many neutrons to be in the band of stability are most likely to decay by what mode?

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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A nuclear _____ is a self-sustaining series of nuclear fissions caused by the absorption of neutrons released from previous nuclear fissions.

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What is the mass defect of 114Be? Particle Mass (amu) 114Be 11)0216 What is the mass defect of <sup>11</sup><sub>4</sub>Be? Particle Mass (amu) <sup>11</sup><sub>4</sub>Be 11)0216   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 1)00728 What is the mass defect of <sup>11</sup><sub>4</sub>Be? Particle Mass (amu) <sup>11</sup><sub>4</sub>Be 11)0216   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 1)00867 What is the mass defect of <sup>11</sup><sub>4</sub>Be? Particle Mass (amu) <sup>11</sup><sub>4</sub>Be 11)0216   1)00728   1)00867   0)00055 0)00055

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