Question 1

The splitting of a large nucleus into two smaller nuclei upon absorbing a neutron is nuclear fusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Two isotopes have the same __________ number.

Accepted Answer

atomic

Question 3

What do you do to the control rods of a reactor in order to shut it down?

Accepted Answer

A) push them into the core 
B) pull them out of the core 
C) nothing-it's the cooling water that shuts down the reactor 
D) none of the above 
A) push them into the core 
B) pull them out of the core 
C) nothing-it's the cooling water that shuts down the reactor 
D) none of the above A

Question 4

What isotopes are used as nuclear reactor fuel?

Accepted Answer

A) uranium-235 
B) uranium-238 
C) plutonium-239 
D) deuterium 
A) uranium-235 
B) uranium-238 
C) plutonium-239 
D) deuterium

Question 5

The number of protons in a nucleus is the __________ number.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The number of protons in a nucleus...

Question 6

The atomic number equals the number of protons in a nucleus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An alpha particle is another name for a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) electron. 
B) proton. 
C) neutron. 
D) helium nucleus. 
E) photon. 
A) electron. 
B) proton. 
C) neutron. 
D) helium nucleus. 
E) photon.

Question 8

Two particles that will be deflected by a magnetic field are __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Two particles that will be deflected by...

Question 9

The symbol indicating the number of neutrons in a nucleus is N.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The symbol indicating the number of nucleons in a nucleus is N.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The mass of an atom of carbon-12 (Z = 6)is less than the mass of 6 protons and 6 neutrons because of binding energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The number of protons in a nucleus equals the number of neutrons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What do "kiloton" and "megaton" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) explosive yields of nuclear weapons 
B) kiloton means 1000 tons of TNT 
C) megaton means one million tons of TNT 
D) all of the above 
A) explosive yields of nuclear weapons 
B) kiloton means 1000 tons of TNT 
C) megaton means one million tons of TNT 
D) all of the above

Question 14

When sulfur-35 (Z = 16)decays to chlorine-35 (Z = 17),a particle emitted is

Accepted Answer

A) an alpha particle. 
B) a beta particle. 
C) a gamma ray. 
D) an x-ray. 
E) none of the above. 
A) an alpha particle. 
B) a beta particle. 
C) a gamma ray. 
D) an x-ray. 
E) none of the above.

Question 15

Two isotopes have the same

Accepted Answer

A) mass number. 
B) neutron number. 
C) atomic number. 
D) quantum number. 
E) none of the above 
A) mass number. 
B) neutron number. 
C) atomic number. 
D) quantum number. 
E) none of the above

Question 16

A Geiger counter registers a count rate of 8,000 counts per minute from a sample of a radioisotope.The count rate 24 minutes later is 1,000 counts per minute.What is the half-life of the radioisotope?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Geiger counter registers a count rate...

Question 17

Einstein's equation E = mc2 states that when a particle loses energy,the result is an increase in mass of the particle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Alpha,beta,and gamma particles are all deflected by a magnetic field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An important factor in producing and controlling a fission chain reaction is the fact that _________ neutrons are much better a causing fission in uranium-235.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An important factor in producing and controlling...

Question 20

Lithium,Li-7,contains three protons and four neutrons and has a mass of 7.01600 u.What is the mass defect for this nucleus in atomic mass units?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lithium,Li-7,contains three protons and four neutrons and...

The splitting of a large nucleus into two smaller nuclei upon absorbing a neutron is nuclear fusion.

Two isotopes have the same __________ number.

What do you do to the control rods of a reactor in order to shut it down?

What isotopes are used as nuclear reactor fuel?

The number of protons in a nucleus is the __________ number.

The atomic number equals the number of protons in a nucleus.

An alpha particle is another name for a(n)

Two particles that will be deflected by a magnetic field are and .

The symbol indicating the number of neutrons in a nucleus is N.

The symbol indicating the number of nucleons in a nucleus is N.

The mass of an atom of carbon-12 (Z = 6)is less than the mass of 6 protons and 6 neutrons because of binding energy.

The number of protons in a nucleus equals the number of neutrons.

What do "kiloton" and "megaton" refer to?

When sulfur-35 (Z = 16)decays to chlorine-35 (Z = 17),a particle emitted is

Two isotopes have the same

A Geiger counter registers a count rate of 8,000 counts per minute from a sample of a radioisotope.The count rate 24 minutes later is 1,000 counts per minute.What is the half-life of the radioisotope?

Einstein's equation E = mc² states that when a particle loses energy,the result is an increase in mass of the particle.

Alpha,beta,and gamma particles are all deflected by a magnetic field.

An important factor in producing and controlling a fission chain reaction is the fact that _________ neutrons are much better a causing fission in uranium-235.

Lithium,Li-7,contains three protons and four neutrons and has a mass of 7.01600 u.What is the mass defect for this nucleus in atomic mass units?

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Exam 11: Nuclear Physics

The splitting of a large nucleus into two smaller nuclei upon absorbing a neutron is nuclear fusion.

Two isotopes have the same __________ number.

What do you do to the control rods of a reactor in order to shut it down?

What isotopes are used as nuclear reactor fuel?

The number of protons in a nucleus is the __________ number.

The atomic number equals the number of protons in a nucleus.

An alpha particle is another name for a(n)

Two particles that will be deflected by a magnetic field are __________ and __________.

The symbol indicating the number of neutrons in a nucleus is N.

The symbol indicating the number of nucleons in a nucleus is N.

The mass of an atom of carbon-12 (Z = 6)is less than the mass of 6 protons and 6 neutrons because of binding energy.

The number of protons in a nucleus equals the number of neutrons.

What do "kiloton" and "megaton" refer to?

When sulfur-35 (Z = 16)decays to chlorine-35 (Z = 17),a particle emitted is

Two isotopes have the same

A Geiger counter registers a count rate of 8,000 counts per minute from a sample of a radioisotope.The count rate 24 minutes later is 1,000 counts per minute.What is the half-life of the radioisotope?

Einstein's equation E = mc2 states that when a particle loses energy,the result is an increase in mass of the particle.

Alpha,beta,and gamma particles are all deflected by a magnetic field.

An important factor in producing and controlling a fission chain reaction is the fact that _________ neutrons are much better a causing fission in uranium-235.

Lithium,Li-7,contains three protons and four neutrons and has a mass of 7.01600 u.What is the mass defect for this nucleus in atomic mass units?

The Study of Motion

Newtons Laws

Energy and Conservation Laws

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Two particles that will be deflected by a magnetic field are and .

Einstein's equation E = mc² states that when a particle loses energy,the result is an increase in mass of the particle.