You live one mile from a spot where a nuclear bomb was accidentally detonated. Assuming no radioactive fallout (radioactive debris falling from the sky), which form of radiation given as response is most likely to kill you? a. alpha particles b. beta particles c. gamma rays d. positron particles

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Q: What is one example of a radioisotope used in medicine? What is it used for?

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Q: List various common kinds of nuclear reactions?

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Q: Compare and contrast beta-positive and beta-negative decay. Be sure to include changes to the parent…

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Q: The equation below is best described as ___________. ²³⁵₉₂U → ²³⁵₉₃Np + ⁰₋₁e A) alpha decay.…

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Q: Look at the figure below. In the mineral specimen represented here, radioactive parent atoms (red)…

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Q: The ionization and damage created by alpha rays is more concentrated and harder for the organism to…

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Q: Each equation shows a radioactive isotope giving off some form of radiation, labeled X. Which…

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Q: Tungsten-180 decays into hafnium-176 and an unknown particle. What is the unknown particle

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A: Atomic mass and atomic number remains the same.

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Q: When a positron and an electron annihilate one another, the resulting mass is completely converted…

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Q: Nuclear Fission Complete the following nuclear equations: (a) 238U + 'n 239U + ? (b) °Be + 1H Li + ?…

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Q: A radioactive sample contains 2.45g. How much willl remain after 11.4 days? (Half life is 3.8 days)

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Q: 1. Label each of these as either alpha, beta, or gamma radiation.

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Q: 16. A radioactive decay equation is illustrated. 210 84 Po - 206 82 0Pb + He Which radioactive…

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Q: Radium-226 will undergo alpha decay. a.)write out this nuclear reaction b.) calculate the mass…

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Q: 47. (a) Write the complete B decay equation for 90Sr, a major waste product of nuclear reactors. (b)…

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Q: Carbon-14 emits an electron and it becomes nitrogen-14. Which of the following is this an example…

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Q: Using the diagrams below, label the nuclear process as alpha, beta, or gamma radiation. Explain how…

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Q: Consider the 3 isotopes of F: 18F, 19F, and 20F . One of these isotopes is stable, one emits a…

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Q: Differentiate a transmutation from a decay.

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