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What is the least penetrating type of nuclear radiation?
What is the least penetrating type of nuclear radiation?
- Positron
- Beta
- Alpha (correct)
- Gamma
What type of radiation is never fully absorbed?
What type of radiation is never fully absorbed?
- Beta
- Gamma (correct)
- Alpha
- Positron
What is emitted during Beta Decay?
What is emitted during Beta Decay?
- High-energy photons
- High-speed electrons (correct)
- Positrons
- Helium ions
What happens to the atomic number and mass number during alpha decay?
What happens to the atomic number and mass number during alpha decay?
What happens to the atomic number when a positron is emitted by an unstable nucleus?
What happens to the atomic number when a positron is emitted by an unstable nucleus?
What is the term for the transformation of radiation due to particles emitted from the nucleus of radioactive atoms?
What is the term for the transformation of radiation due to particles emitted from the nucleus of radioactive atoms?
What is the process by which an unstable atom emits energy in the form of particles or waves?
What is the process by which an unstable atom emits energy in the form of particles or waves?
Who is credited with the discovery of radioactivity in 1896?
Who is credited with the discovery of radioactivity in 1896?
What is the term for the process of transforming one element into another?
What is the term for the process of transforming one element into another?
Who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize?
Who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize?
What is the application of radiation in the food industry?
What is the application of radiation in the food industry?
What is the term for the energy emitted by a source?
What is the term for the energy emitted by a source?
What is the term used to describe the spontaneous change of an unstable nuclide into another?
What is the term used to describe the spontaneous change of an unstable nuclide into another?
What type of radiation has the lowest penetration ability?
What type of radiation has the lowest penetration ability?
Which type of radiation is used for sterilization of medical equipment and pasteurization of food?
Which type of radiation is used for sterilization of medical equipment and pasteurization of food?
What is the term used to describe the ability of radiation to pass through matter?
What is the term used to describe the ability of radiation to pass through matter?
What is the composition of alpha particles?
What is the composition of alpha particles?
What is the purpose of Strontium-90 in medicine?
What is the purpose of Strontium-90 in medicine?
What is the term for the combination of protons and neutrons in an atom?
What is the term for the combination of protons and neutrons in an atom?
What determines the identity of an element?
What determines the identity of an element?
What is the result of beta decay in an atom?
What is the result of beta decay in an atom?
What is the term for atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons?
What is the term for atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons?
What is the result of alpha decay in an atom?
What is the result of alpha decay in an atom?
What is the term for the number of protons in an atom?
What is the term for the number of protons in an atom?
