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    ModelQuestion Ch23

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    This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about radioactive decay and nuclear physics concepts such as: 1) Ranking the penetrating power of different particles from most to least penetrating. 2) Identifying the final product of the Thorium-232 decay series after losing six alpha particles and four beta particles. 3) Calculating the age of bone samples using carbon-14 dating and given the original carbon-12/carbon-14 ratio for living organisms. 4) Identifying properties that stability of nuclides depends on, which includes the overall number of protons and neutrons.

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    This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about radioactive decay and nuclear physics concepts such as: 1) Ranking the penetrating power of different particles from most to least penetrating. 2) Identifying the final product of the Thorium-232 decay series after losing six alpha particles and four beta particles. 3) Calculating the age of bone samples using carbon-14 dating and given the original carbon-12/carbon-14 ratio for living organisms. 4) Identifying properties that stability of nuclides depends on, which includes the overall number of protons and neutrons.

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    This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about radioactive decay and nuclear physics concepts such as: 1) Ranking the penetrating power of different particles from most to least penetrating. 2) Identifying the final product of the Thorium-232 decay series after losing six alpha particles and four beta particles. 3) Calculating the age of bone samples using carbon-14 dating and given the original carbon-12/carbon-14 ratio for living organisms. 4) Identifying properties that stability of nuclides depends on, which includes the overall number of protons and neutrons.

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    This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about radioactive decay and nuclear physics concepts such as: 1) Ranking the penetrating power of different particles from most to least penetrating. 2) Identifying the final product of the Thorium-232 decay series after losing six alpha particles and four beta particles. 3) Calculating the age of bone samples using carbon-14 dating and given the original carbon-12/carbon-14 ratio for living organisms. 4) Identifying properties that stability of nuclides depends on, which includes the overall number of protons and neutrons.

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    Model Question Ch 23

    1. Rate the penetrating power of the following particles from most penetrating to least
    penetrating: a particle, neutron, b particle.
    A. b particle > neutron > a particle
    B. b particle > a particle > neutron
    C. neutron > b particle > a particle
    D. a particle > neutron > b particle
    E. neutron > a particle > b particle
    2. In the
    232
    Th decay series six a particles and four b particles lost. What is the final
    product?
    A.
    207
    Pb
    B.
    210
    Po
    C.
    208
    Pb
    D.
    206
    Pb
    E.
    210
    Bi

    3. A sample of bone has specific activity of 5.22 disintegrations per minute per gram
    (d/min.g) of carbon. If the
    12
    C/
    14
    C ratio for living organism results in a specific activity
    of 15.3 d/min.g, how old are the bones?
    A. 89000 yr
    B. 9800 yr
    C. 98000 yr
    D. 8900 yr
    E. 8090 yr

    4. Stability of nuclides do not depend on the
    A. size of the proton and neutron.
    B. overall number of proton and neutron.
    C. pairing of spins of like nucleons.
    D. ration of neutron to proton.
    E. nucleon energy level.

    5. In the
    232
    Th decay series, there are six a particles and four b particles lost. What is
    the final product?
    A.
    207
    Pb
    B.
    210
    Po
    C.
    208
    Pb
    D.
    206
    Pb
    E.
    210
    Bi

    6. For
    61
    26
    Fe, what kind of radioactive decay is likely to occur (stable Fe nuclide has
    mass of 55.85)?
    A. Alpha (!) decay
    B. Beta (b
    -
    ) decay
    C. Positron (b
    +
    ) emission
    D. Gamma (") emission
    E. Both b
    -
    and b+ with equal probability

    "# Which of the following is the best definition for the term radionuclide?
    a) the nucleus of any atom
    b) the nucleus of an atom that contains more than 75 neutrons
    c) an atom whose nucleus absorbs radiation
    d) an atom whose nucleus is unstable
    e) none of the above

    8. Which of the following types of radiation is composed of particles with a
    charge and mass identical to that of an electron?
    a) alpha particles
    b) beta particles
    c) gamma radiation
    d) X-rays
    e) none of the above

    $# In terms of subatomic particles, the composition of an alpha particle is
    a) three neutrons and a proton.
    b) two neutrons and two protons.
    c) one neutron and three protons.
    d) one neutron and two protons.
    10. If the half-life of a 2.0 gram sample of a radionuclide is 15 hours, then the
    half-life of a 1.0 gram sample of the same radionuclide would be
    a) 7# hours.
    b) 1.5 hours.
    c) 30 hours.
    d) 60 hours.
    e) 15 hr

    11. Which of the following sets of data is consistent with a half-life of 5.0 days for
    a
    radionuclide sample?
    a) time-elapsed = 20.0 days; fraction of nuclides decayed = 7/8
    b) time elapsed = 15.0 days; fraction of nuclides undecayed = 1/16
    c) time elapsed = 10.0 days; fraction of nuclides decayed = 3/4
    d) more than one correct response
    e) no correct response

    12. The halflife of iodine131 is 8.04 days. Calculate the percent of an iodine
    sample left after exactly 2 days.
    A. 84.2%
    B. 82.0%
    C. 67.2%
    D. 6.17%
    E. 57.5%

    13. How long will it take 3.8 x 10
    24
    atoms of
    100
    47
    Ag to disintegrate to 2.93 x 10
    23

    atoms if the half life of
    100
    47
    Ag is 24.6 seconds?
    A. 9.09 min
    B. 100.9 sec
    C. 90.9 min
    D. 90.9 sec
    E. 9.09 sec

    14. An unidentified corpse was discovered on 21 April at 7:00 AM. The
    pathologist discovered that there were 1.24 x 10
    37
    atoms of
    32
    15
    P remaining in the
    victim's bones and placed time of death sometime on 15 March. The half life of
    32
    15
    P is 14.28 days. How much
    32
    15
    P was present in the bones at the time of
    death? 15 March --> 21 April is 38 days
    A. 5.8 x 10
    37
    atoms
    B. 6.8 x 10
    37
    atoms
    C. 7.8 x 10
    37
    atoms
    D. 8.8 x 10
    37
    atoms
    E. 9.8 x 10
    37
    atoms

    15. Upon entering an electric field, an alpha particle is:
    a) deflected toward positive
    b) not deflected
    c) deflected toward negative
    d) does not enter the electric field
    e) none of the above

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