Exam 18: Nuclear Chemistry

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A sample of a dish from an archaeological dig gave 18 500 disintegrations per gram of carbon per day.A 1.00-g sample of carbon from a modern source gave 22 080 disintegrations per day.If the decay constant of carbon-14 is 1.2 * 10-4 y-1,what is the age of the dish?

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Nuclides that lie below the band of stability are proton rich and can form more stable nuclei by _______________,___________________,and __________________.

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β\beta + emission,electron capture,proton emission

What nuclide is formed when 234Th undergoes β\beta decay?

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The half-life of plutonium-239 is 24 100 years.Calculate the percent of a plutonium sample left after 100 years.

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All of the following are stable except

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Calculate the time required for the activity of a 9.0-mCi cobalt-60 source to decay to 8.5-mCi.The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.26 years.

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When 214Pb decays as part of the 238U decay series,there are 2 α\alpha particles and 4 β\beta particles lost starting with β\beta emission from 214Pb.What is the final product?

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The nuclide 7Be decays by electron capture.

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Heavy elements are more likely to give off α\alpha radiation.

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Predict the mode of decay and product for Fe-59.

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An α\alpha particle is an example of a doubly magic nucleus.

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What type of particle is captured and what type is emitted in the nucleosynthesis Fe →\rightarrow 54Mn

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For the fusion of two deuterium atoms to produce helium-4,the difference in mass between products and reactants is -0.0256 u.What is E per mole of helium?

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Plutonium is one of the most toxic radioactive materials and can be handled only using thick lead shields.True or false? Please explain your choice in one sentence.

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Calculate the time required for the activity of a 9.0-mCi sodium-25 source to decay to 7.0-mCi (the half-life of sodium-25 is 60.0 s).

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The nuclear equation for the disintegration of In-116 produces Sn-116 and

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Bombarding 54Fe with a neutron results in emission of a proton and formation of

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Calculate the nuclear binding energy of 1 mol lithium-7.

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In the following equations,fill in the missing species. (a)41Ca + ___ →\rightarrow 41K (b)15O →\rightarrow 15N + ___

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A nuclide undergoes α\alpha decay and forms 231Th.What is the nuclide?

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