Q5A Nuclear Chemistry: Energy and Atoms:

1. Radioactive decay, fission and fusion are associated with: A) Molecules B) Atomic Nuclei C) Chemical Bonds D) Chemical Potential Energy

2. The whole range of electromagnetic waves from radio through visible to gamma and cosmic make up the electromagnetic: A) decay series B) periodic table C) rainbow D) spectrum

3. The number of waves that pass by a given point in one second is the _______ of the radiation. A) frequency B) amplitude C) wavelength D) velocity

4. Electromagnetic radiation has all these features except: A) it has no mass B) higher frequencies travel faster C) it moves through space in bundles called photons D) higher frequencies carry more energy

5. Which is correct about the lead block experiment? A) only beta rays were bent by the magnetic field B) beta and gamma rays were bent or deflected C) alpha and beta but not gamma rays were deflected

6. In the Rutherford Gold Foil alpha particle scattering experiment, : A) most particles reflected off the thin gold foil B) most particles punched little holes in the gold foil as they went through C) most particles were deflected at angles to the sides D) only a very few particles were scattered away from their path

7. The subatomic particles in the nucleus are held together by: A) the electric force B) gravity C) covalent bonds D) the strong nuclear force

8. Atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic mass are called: A) isomers B) homologs C) isotopes D) radioactive

9. Unstable nuclei which change by emitting small particles and energy are undergoing: A) chemical change B) physical change C) fusion D) radioactive decay

10. Radioactivity was discovered by: A) W.K.Roentgen B) Henri Becquerel C) Geiger and Marsden


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Phillip Boese