Nuclear Physics,

Question 1

What is a Nuclide

Answer 1

Nucleus of an isotope

Question 2

What does the top left number of an element represent

Answer 2

The Atomic mass

Question 3

What type of particle determines the element

Answer 3

The number of protons

Question 4

What is Coulomb Force

Answer 4

The force which push’s protons and neutrons away from each other if charges not equal

Question 5

Define an isotope

Answer 5

An element with a different number of neutrons to the original element atom

Question 6

How do you know if an atom is radioactive

Answer 6

If the number of proton or neutron changes overtime, or it has excess energy

Question 7

What is the strong force

Answer 7

The force which pulls proton and neutrons together

Question 8

What does the atomic number determine

Answer 8

The charge of the nucleus

Question 9

What is transmutation

Answer 9

Making a new element by changing number of protons

Question 10

T or F: the Atomic number determines the number of protons

Answer 10

False, it determines the charge of an element

Question 11

What is emitted in Alpha Decay

Answer 11

An alpha particle

Question 12

What is another term for an alpha particle

Answer 12

A Helium particle

Question 13

What is emitted in Beta Decay

Answer 13

Electron or positron

Question 14

What is emitted in Gamma decay

Answer 14

Energy

Question 15

Which type of nuclear decay is the heavist

Answer 15

Alpha

Question 16

What is the mass of gamma radiation

Answer 16

No Mass

Question 17

Which type of nuclear decay has a negative charge

Answer 17

Beta decay

Question 18

Which type of nuclear decay is the slowest

Answer 18

Alpha decay

Question 19

What is the speed of gamma decay

Answer 19

Light speed

Question 20

Which type of nuclear decay has the most ionising power

Answer 20

Alpha DECAY

Question 21

Which type of nuclear decay has medium penetration ability

Answer 21

Beta Decay

Question 22

Where is the electron/positron emitted from during Beta decay

Answer 22

The nucleus

Question 23

What happens during positive beta decay

Answer 23

A proton transforms into a neutron, releasing a positron

Question 24

What happens during negative beta decay

Answer 24

A neutron transforms into a proton, releasing an electron

Question 25

T or F: An electron is emitted from its valence shell during beta decay

Answer 25

False, released from the nucleus

Question 26

Why does Alpha decay happen

Answer 26

Because the nucleus is too large to be stable

Question 27

What type of nuclear decay generally happens after another nuclear decay

Answer 27

Gamma decay

Question 28

What does 1 eV do

Answer 28

Moves 1 electron through 1 volt

Question 29

What is artificial transmutation

Answer 29

Artificially adding an alpha particle into a nucleus to break it into 2 smaller nucleus and protons

Question 30

What does this equation represent: Uranium-238 ➡ He + Thorium-234

Answer 30

Alpha decay

Question 31

What does this equation represent: He + N ➡ O + H

Answer 31

Artificial Transmutation

Question 32

What is another term for Artificial Transmutation

Answer 32

Fusion

Question 33

What is Einstein’s equation of energy-mass equivilance

Answer 33

E = M*C^2

Question 34

What is the equation for mass deficiency

Answer 34

△m = mass nucleus - (mass protons + neutrons)

Question 35

What is the equation for change in mass with a negative beta decay

Answer 35

△m = mass parent - mass daughter

Question 36

What is the equation for change in mass with a positive beta decay

Answer 36

△m = mass parent - (mass daughter + 2 electrons)