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What is the term for a nuclear reaction in which energy is released?
Exothermic
In a nuclear reaction, what is conserved according to the law of conservation of momentum?
Linear momentum and angular momentum
What is the term for the process of changing one nucleus into another?
Artificial transmutation
What is an example of a (p, n) reaction?
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What is the term for the energy difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of its individual nucleons?
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What occurs when a heavy nucleus splits into lighter nuclei?
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What is the process by which two very light nuclei combine to form a relatively heavy nucleus?
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What is the term for the energy absorbed or released during a nuclear reaction?
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What is the main difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
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What type of nuclear reaction is characterized by a Q-value less than 0?
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What is the general expression for a nuclear reaction?
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What is the purpose of a breeder reactor?
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What is the energy released in the fission of one uranium atom?
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What is required for nuclear fusion to occur?
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What happens to the mass of the nuclei during nuclear fusion?
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What is the mass of a β-particle approximately equal to?
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What is the energy range of α-rays?
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What is the process by which a high-energy photon interacts with a nucleus and produces an electron-positron pair?
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What is the equation for radioactive decay?
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What is the penetration power of γ-rays compared to α-rays?
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What is the primary reason why radioactive substances do not emit both α and β particles simultaneously?
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What is the characteristic of γ radiation that distinguishes it from α and β radiation?
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What is the source of β particles in a radioactive substance?
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What is the result of the decay of a neutron in the nucleus of an atom?
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Why do α and β particles deflect in an electric field, while γ radiation does not?
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What is the primary reason behind the release of energy in a nuclear reaction?
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Which of the following statements is true about radioactive elements?
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What is the characteristic of a radioactive element that makes it emit radiation spontaneously?
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What is the term for the phenomenon where an electron and its antiparticle (positron) are formed from a photon?
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What is the minimum atomic number of an element that is naturally radioactive?
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