Nuclear Chemistry | Chemistry | Quiz

Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?

Ernest Rutherford

Henri Becquerel

Marie Curie

Rosalind Franklin
Beta radiation is the

transmutation of a neutron into a proton and electron. The electron is emitted.

transmutation of a neutron into a proton and electron. The proton is emitted.

transmutation of a proton into a neutron and electron. The electron is emitted.

transmutation of a proton into a neutron and electron. The proton is emitted.
The atomic number decreases by two during what type of radiation?

alpha

beta

gamma

none of the choices
X-rays are an example of what type of radiation?

alpha

beta

gamma

transmutation
The atomic number increases by one during what type of radioactive decay?

alpha

beta

gamma

none of the choices
After three half-lives, what fraction of the original radioactive isotope remains?

1/16

1/2

1/4

1/8
The source of energy produced by the sun is the

burning of fossil fuel.

fission of uranium.

fusion of hydrogen.

none of the choices
Nuclear fission is a reaction during which the

nucleus of an atom is fused with another nucleus.

nucleus of an atom is stimulated to split into fragments by some source.

nucleus of an atom loses a proton with the release of energy.

nucleus of an atom spontaneously splits into fragments.
In nuclear fusion

large unstable nuclei are fused and then split.

large unstable nuclei are split, releasing energy.

small, relatively stable nuclei are fused together to create a larger atom.

small, relatively stable nuclei are split, releasing energy.