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What is the role of the nuclear force within the nucleus?
What is the role of the nuclear force within the nucleus?
- To create subatomic particles during radioactive decay.
- To split the nucleus into unstable atoms.
- To promote the release of gamma rays.
- To provide an attraction that overcomes electrical repulsion between positive charges. (correct)
What is radioactivity defined as?
What is radioactivity defined as?
- The process of splitting stable nuclei into radioactive elements.
- The attraction between positively charged nuclei in the atom.
- The stable state of an element with a full electron shell.
- The spontaneous release of subatomic particles or gamma rays by unstable atoms. (correct)
What is the emission of gamma rays called?
What is the emission of gamma rays called?
- Alpha decay
- Gamma decay (correct)
- Gamma emission
- Beta decay
Which type of radiation involves emitted particles that are 'He nuclei'?
Which type of radiation involves emitted particles that are 'He nuclei'?
What are nuclides that emit either electrons or positrons known as?
What are nuclides that emit either electrons or positrons known as?
What are nuclei termed as when they do not emit radiations?
What are nuclei termed as when they do not emit radiations?
What does the atomic number, Z, represent?
What does the atomic number, Z, represent?
Which term represents the total number of nucleons in the nucleus?
Which term represents the total number of nucleons in the nucleus?
How are nuclei represented using symbols?
How are nuclei represented using symbols?
What does the neutron number, N, equal to?
What does the neutron number, N, equal to?
Why do some atoms of the same element have different numbers of neutrons?
Why do some atoms of the same element have different numbers of neutrons?
What are nuclides?
What are nuclides?
Study Notes
The Nuclear Force
- Holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus
- Overcomes electrostatic repulsion between protons
- Short-range force acting only over distances comparable to the diameter of the nucleus
Radioactivity
- The spontaneous disintegration of certain unstable atomic nuclei accompanied by the emission of radiation
Gamma Emission
- Gamma decay
Alpha Radiation
- Involves the emission of alpha particles
- Alpha particles are helium nuclei, composed of two protons and two neutrons
Beta Emitters
- Nuclides that emit either electrons (beta minus decay) or positrons (beta plus decay)
Stable Nuclei
- Nuclei that do not emit radiations
Atomic Number, Z
- Represents the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- Determines the chemical element
Mass Number, A
- Represents the total number of nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the nucleus
- Atomic mass number distinguishes isotopes
Representing Nuclei
- Using symbols with the mass number as a superscript and the atomic number as a subscript
Neutron Number, N
- Equals the difference between the mass number and the atomic number (N=A-Z)
Isotopes
- Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
- Therefore, isotopes have the same atomic numbers but different mass numbers
Nuclides
- Nuclei with a specific number of protons and neutrons
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Test your knowledge on the concepts of atomic number, nucleon number, and neutron number in nuclei. Learn how to represent nuclei using symbols and understand the relationship between protons, neutrons, and nucleons.
