Students type their answers here 1 What unit(s) is(are) used to measure radiation dose? rad b. rem c. both rad and rem d. neither rad nor rem Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here Radiations that produce an electric current can be measured with what type of counter? Deli b. calorie c. Geiger d. radiation 2 Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 3 Alpha particles have a _____ charge. −1 b. 0 c. +1 d. +2 Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 4 _____ is the combining of nuclei. Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 5 Why are boron or cadmium rods used in a nuclear fission reactor? Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 6 Unstable nuclei can break apart spontaneously, changing the identity of the _____ . solutions b. atoms c. compounds d. reactions Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 7 How many more years will it take to have 0.625 grams of strontium-90? Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 8 The product of beta emission from a radioactive isotope of lead is _______________. Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 9 A nuclear reaction may involve: protons. b. neutrons. c. electrons. d. protons, neutrons and electrons. Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 10 _____ is the splitting of nuclei. Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 11 Beta particles have a _____ charge. Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 12 PET scans measure blood flow in which part of the body? Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 13 Calculate the remaining amount of 150 grams of cobalt-60 after 2700 years. The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5272 years. Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 14 Write the nuclear equation to describe the alpha decay of gold-215. Students type their answers here
Students type their answers here 15 Complete the nuclear equations for bismuth-220 undergoing beta decay. Students type their answers here
16 What type of radioactive decay does polonium-219 when it converts into astatine-219. Justify your response.
Students type their answers here 17 Write the nuclear equation to describe the alpha decay of boron-12. Students type their answers here
18 If the half-life for the radioactive decay of strontium-90 is 29 years and you start with a 3000 gram sample, how much will be left over after 1200 days?