Chem 1120 - Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry

Practice Quiz 1
1. Rank the following forces from strongest to weakest between two elementary particles:
gravitational / covalent / London dispersion / nuclear
a) nuclear > gravitational > covalent > London
b) nuclear > London > covalent > gravitational
c) nuclear > covalent > London > gravitational
d) gravitational > London > covalent > nuclear
2. The loss of mass when combining elementary particles is converted into: (GIVE BEST
ANSWER)
a) beta radiation
b) alpha particles
c) nuclear binding energy
d) neutrons
3. In the symbolic nuclide representation
209
83
X, X = ?
a) X = Pb
b) X = Bi
c) X = Kr
d) X = Po
4. How many of different elementary particles are found in the nuclide
186
Re?
a) 93 protons, 93 neutrons
b) 75 protons, 186 neutrons
c) 75 protons, 75 neutrons
d) 186 protons, 186 neutrons
e) 75 protons, 111 neutrons
5. Fill in the blank in the following fission process:
236
U --->
144
Cs + ? + 2
1
n + energy
a)
91
Rb
b)
90
Rb
c)
208
Pb
d)
90
Br
e)
204
Pb
6. Supply the missing species in the following decay?
40
K ---> ? +
40
Ca
a) gamma particle
b) alpha particle
c) neutron
d) beta particle
7. Carbon-14 decays by beta emission with a half-life of 5,730 years. Assuming a particular
object contained 7.5 mg of
14
C when it was metabolizing and now contains 0.72 mg of
14
C, how
old is the object?
a) 19,372 yr.
b) 5,730 yr.
c) 1,275 yr.
d) 90,431 yr.
8. Which elementary particle from a nuclear reaction typically has the highest penetration
capability?
a) alpha
b) beta
c) neutrons
d) protons
9. Neutron-rich nuclei tend to emit _____ particles.
a) alpha
b) beta
c) gamma
10. Neutron-poor nuclei tend to emit _____ particles.
a) alpha
b) beta
c) gamma
KEY
1)c 2)c 3)b 4)e 5)b 6)d 7)a 8)c 9)b 10)a