Nuclear Composition Quiz
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Nuclear Composition Quiz

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What is the term used to describe nuclides of an element with the same atomic number (Z) but different numbers of neutrons (N) and mass numbers (A)?

  • Nuclear isomers
  • Isotones
  • Isotopes (correct)
  • Isobars

    • Which term refers to nuclides with the same neutron number but different atomic numbers and mass numbers?

  • Nuclear isomers
  • Isotones (correct)
  • Isotopes
  • Isobars

    • What is the term used to describe nuclides with the same mass number but different atomic numbers and nuclear energies?

  • Nuclear isomers
  • Isobars (correct)
  • Isotopes
  • Isotones

    • How are nuclides with the same A and Z, but different nuclear energies, known as?

    <p>Nuclear isomers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which property distinguishes isotopes from isobars and isotones?

    <p>Neutron number (N)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In nuclear physics, what does the term 'isomers' specifically refer to?

    <p>Nuclides with the same A and Z but different nuclear energies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nuclear binding energy?

    <p>The energy required to disassemble a nucleus into its component parts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is mass defect or deficiency (Δm)?

    <p>The difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the binding energy per nucleon (EB/A) represent?

    <p>The binding energy equivalent to the mass defect per nucleon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most stable arrangement of nucleons within the nucleus called?

    <p>Ground state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do excited states differ from ground states in terms of stability?

    <p>Excited states are less stable than ground states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to metastable states over time?

    <p>They eventually transform into stable ground states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nucleus composed of?

    <p>Protons and neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a hydrogen atom, what is the ground state energy or binding energy?

    <p>-13.6 eV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ionization potential for a hydrogen atom?

    <p>13.6 eV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the diameter of an atomic nucleus compared to the diameter of an atom?

    <p>10E−13 cm versus 101E−8 cm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are light and heat forms of?

    <p>Energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mass ratio between nucleons and electrons?

    <p>2000 times heavier</p> Signup and view all the answers

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