Atoms, Ions And Molecules

Question 1

What are the three types of radiation?

Answer 1

Gamma, beta and alpha

Question 2

What is the radiation with a much bigger and positively charged particle?

Answer 2

Alpha

Question 3

What type is the highest energy but not made up of particles?

Answer 3

Gamma

Question 4

What radiation is small and made up of negatively charged particles?

Answer 4

Beta

Question 5

What instrument makes noises and detects gamma radiation?

Answer 5

Geiger counter

Question 6

What is the liquid scintillation counter used for?

Answer 6

It’s used to measure alpha and beta radiation

Question 7

What can radioactive isotopes be used to do?

Answer 7

Treat diseases

Question 8

What was a model later disproven?

Answer 8

The plum pudding model

Question 9

What were some conclusions from the gold foil experiment?

Answer 9

Electrons move about and stay in the orbitals. Plum pudding model isn’t valid. Led to the nuclear view of atoms

Question 10

Describe the nucleus

Answer 10

Positivity charged center of the atom, containing nearly all the mass of the atom but is about 0.1% the size of an atom and consists of both proton and neutron.

Question 11

Why isn’t atomic number whole?

Answer 11

Isotopes