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Alberta Diploma Exams Nuclear Forces and Radioactivity — practice questions

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Items
  1. Group
    Alpha
    Item
    Two protons, two neutrons
  2. Group
    Alpha
    Item
    Net charge of plus 2
  3. Group
    Alpha
    Item
    A sheet of paper stops it
  4. Group
    Beta
    Item
    A neutron becomes a proton
  5. Group
    Beta
    Item
    Net charge of minus 1
  6. Group
    Beta
    Item
    A thin metal plate stops it
  7. Group
    Gamma
    Item
    A photon from the nucleus
  8. Group
    Gamma
    Item
    Carries no charge
  9. Group
    Gamma
    Item
    Needs lead to stop it
Groups
  1. Item
    Alpha
  2. Item
    Beta
  3. Item
    Gamma
Instructions
Drag every clue onto the radiation it belongs to: alpha, beta or gamma.
_Source: OpenStax Physics, section 22.2 Nuclear Forces and Radioactivity_

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Pick the bigger nuclear quantity

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Questions
  1. A
    Strong nuclear force
    B
    Electromagnetic force
    Higher value
    Strong nuclear force
  2. A
    Range of a gamma ray
    B
    Range of an alpha particle
    Higher value
    Range of a gamma ray
  3. A
    Mass of a neutron
    B
    Mass of a proton
    Higher value
    Mass of a neutron
  4. A
    Energy of a nuclear event
    B
    Energy of a chemical event
    Higher value
    Energy of a nuclear event
  5. A
    Half life of carbon 11
    B
    Half life of carbon 14
    Higher value
    Half life of carbon 14
  6. A
    Charge on a beta particle
    B
    Charge on a gamma ray
    Higher value
    Charge on a gamma ray
Instructions
Tap the item in each pair with the larger value, from particle masses to decay ranges.
_Source: OpenStax Physics, section 22.2 Nuclear Forces and Radioactivity_

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