Spot the false statement

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   Isotones share the same proton number

   Statements

   1. Isotopes share the same element
   2. Isobars share the same mass number
   3. Isotones share the same proton number

2. False statement

   Nuclear density depends on the mass number

   Statements

   1. Nuclear density depends on the mass number
   2. Alpha decay emits a helium nucleus
   3. A nucleon is a proton or a neutron

3. False statement

   The nuclear force is weaker than gravity

   Statements

   1. Half-life halves the number of nuclei
   2. The nuclear force is weaker than gravity
   3. Mass defect is the missing nuclear mass

4. False statement

   Binding energy per nucleon is nearly eighty MeV

   Statements

   1. The nuclear force saturates with distance
   2. Thermonuclear fusion needs high temperature
   3. Binding energy per nucleon is nearly eighty MeV

Instructions

Two statements are true and one is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation