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Chapter 20 Practice
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1. (0 points) What nuclide is formed when U undergoes a portion of the decay series: alpha, beta, beta, alpha,
alpha, alpha.
a. Ra
b. Rn
c. Th
d. Pb
2. (0 points) When Rn decays in a 5-step series the product is Pb. How many alpha and beta particles are
emitted in the decay series?
a. 1 α, 3 β
b. 3 α, 2 β
c. 1 α, 1 β
d. 3 α, 4 β
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3. is the binding energy (kJ/mol) for an element that has a mass defect of 3.33 × 10–26 g?
(0 points) What
Remember that the unit for a joule is kg m–2 s–2.
a. 6.02 × 103 kJ/mole
b. 6.02 × 1012 kJ/mole
c. 1.80 × 109 kJ/mole
d. 5.41 × 1014 kJ/mole
4. (0 points) Iodine-123,
used in thyroid therapy, has a half-life of 13.27 hours. How many half-lives are required
for a 160 mg sample of iodine-123 to decay to 5.0 mg?
a. 0.031
b. 1.0
c. 5.0
d. 32
5. (0 points) Fluorine-18
is a radioisotope widely used in positron emission tomography to investigate brain
activity. The half-life is 109.8 minutes. How long will it take for 2.75 ug of 18F to decay to 500 ng?
a. 0.288 min
b. 270 min
c. 871 min
d. 2.06 × 103 min
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6. (0 points) How many nucleons does boron-11 contain?
a. 6
b. 5
c. 10
d. 11
e. 16
7. nuclide undergoes decay to produce the daughter nuclide polonium-218
(0 points) What
a. radon-222
b. radium-226
c. polonium-222
d. polonium-214
e. radon-226
8. (0 points) What type of particle is emitted in the transformation
201Pt 201Au
a. particle
b. positron
c. No particle is emitted because electron capture occurs.
d. particle
e. particle
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9. (0 points) The
half-life of plutonium-239 is 24,100 years. Calculate the percent of a plutonium sample left
after 100 years.
a. 99.7%
b. 4.15%
c. 90.0%
d. 50.0%
e. 96.4%
10. (0 points) The
binding energy of a nucleus is
a. the energy evolved when a nucleus breaks up into fundamental particles.
b. the energy released when protons and neutrons come together to form a nucleus.
c. related to the number of electrons in a nucleus.
d. the energy required to eject one neutron from the nucleus.
e. related to the mass lost in a chemical reaction.
11. mass of a proton is 1.673 × 10–24 g. The mass of a neutron is 1.675 × 10–24 g. The mass of the
(0 points) The
nucleus of an 56Fe atom is 9.289 × 10–23 g. What is the nuclear binding energy (in J) for a 56Fe nucleus?
a. 2.57 × 10–16
b. 7.72 × 10–8
c. 8.36 × 10–9
d. 7.72 × 10–11
e. 6.07 × 106
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Chapter 20 Practice
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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