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Pregunta 1
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Which of these scientists were credited with discovering radioactivity?
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Becquerel
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Sievert
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Gray
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Curie
Pregunta 2
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True or false? All nuclei, both stable and unstable, undergo radioactive decay.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 3
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True or false? Radioactive decay is a random process roughly following a Poisson distribution.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 4
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Which five of these are major (contribute to 10% or more) causes of background radiation?
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Medical uses (e.g. X-rays)
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Nuclear power stations
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Radon gas in the air
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Radioactivity in the ground
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Nuclear weapons testing
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Cosmic radiation
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Food and drink
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Air travel
Pregunta 5
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Which of these scientists helped to discover the nucleus?
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Rutherford
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Geiger
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Marsden
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Einstein
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Lavoisier
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Mendeleev
Pregunta 6
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Which of these conclusions were made about the structure of the atom were made following Geiger and Marsden's alpha particle scattering experiment?
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The atom is mostly made of matter
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The atom is mostly made of empty space
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Most of the mass is concentrated in the nucleus
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The mass is evenly distributed throughout the atom
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The nucleus has a large positive charge
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The nucleus has a large negative charge
Pregunta 7
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True or false? The previous model for the structure of the atom was known as the "pease pottage" model.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 8
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How many neutrons can be found in the isotope polonium-210? (Z of Po = 84)
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210
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84
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126
Pregunta 9
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Which of these statements are true about alpha particles?
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Nucleus loses 2 protons and 2 neutrons
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A neutron in the nucleus is changed into a proton and an electron
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A helium nucleus is emitted
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A high-energy electron is emitted
Pregunta 10
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Which of these statements are true about beta particles?
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Nucleus loses 2 protons and 2 neutrons
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A neutron in the nucleus is changed into a proton and an electron
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A helium nucleus is emitted
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A high-energy electron is emitted
Pregunta 11
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What is the decay product of thorium-228 if it undergoes alpha decay? (Z of Th = 90)
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Thorium-224
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Radium-228
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Radium-224
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Protactinium-228
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Thorium-228
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Protactinium-224
Pregunta 12
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What is the decay product of potassium-40 if it undergoes beta decay? (Z of K = 19)
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Potassium-40
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Potassium-36
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Chlorine-40
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Chlorine-36
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Calcium-40
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Calcium-36
Pregunta 13
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Which of these statements are true about alpha radiation?
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Very penetrating - stopped by several cm of lead
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Fairly penetrating - stopped by several mm of aluminium
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Poorly penetrating - stopped by a sheet of paper
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Very ionising
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Fairly ionising
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Poorly ionising
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Deflected by a large angle to the positive region of a field
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Deflected by a small angle to the negative region of a field
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Not deflected in a field
Pregunta 14
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Which of these statements are true about beta radiation?
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Very penetrating - stopped by several cm of lead
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Fairly penetrating - stopped by several mm of aluminium
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Poorly penetrating - stopped by a sheet of paper
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Very ionising
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Fairly ionising
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Poorly ionising
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Deflected by a large angle to the positive region of a field
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Deflected by a small angle to the negative region of a field
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Not deflected in a field
Pregunta 15
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Which of these statements are true about gamma radiation?
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Very penetrating - stopped by several cm of lead
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Fairly penetrating - stopped by several mm of aluminium
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Poorly penetrating - stopped by a sheet of paper
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Very ionising
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Fairly ionising
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Poorly ionising
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Deflected by a large angle to the positive region of a field
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Deflected by a small angle to the negative region of a field
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Not deflected in a field
Pregunta 16
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True or false? The half-life of a radioactive sample is the time taken for the number of parent nuclei to halve.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 17
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What would be the mass of a radioactive sample after 2 and a half hours if its original mass were 100g and its half-life were half an hour?
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50g
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25g
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12.5g
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6.25g
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3.125g
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1.5625g
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0.78125g
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0.390625g
Pregunta 18
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Which of these is a use of alpha radiation?
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Carbon and uranium dating
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Smoke alarms
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Medical tracers
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Thickness monitoring
Pregunta 19
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Which of these is a use of beta radiation?
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Carbon and uranium dating
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Smoke alarms
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Medical tracers
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Thickness monitoring
Pregunta 20
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Which of these is a use of gamma radiation?
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Carbon and uranium dating
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Smoke alarms
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Medical tracers
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Thickness monitoring
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