Nuclear Energy Quiz 13 (30 MCQs)

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1. Radium-226 undergoes alpha decay to become radon-222. The equation is:226 Ra 222 Rn + 4 He. 88 86 2Calculate the energy released if Ra-226 = 226.025406 u Rn-222 = 222.017574 u He = 4.002603 u
2. Enriching uranium in the fuel cycle is done in order to .....
3. The amount of time it take for 1/2 U-235 to decay is 4.5 billion years. This is known as its .....
4. What is a Nuclei
5. Which subatomic particle causes the nucleus to have a positive charge?
6. The splitting of an atom is known as .....
7. What process does the Sun go through in order to produce limitless energy for billions of years?
8. The combining of atomic nuclei
9. What are two isotopes that are used in a Nuclear Reactor for electricity?
10. In nuclear fusion, two positively charged nuclei must touch and bind together. This requires that the nuclei approach each other at .....
11. Which of the following is true about fusion?
12. Costs more than $ 3, 000 per kilowatt of electrical capacity
13. Nuclear power plants produce energy using what type of reaction?
14. When moving neutrons hit the nuclei of certain other atoms thereby causing them to disintegrate, and this happens repeatedly, it is said to be a .....
15. Which of the following terms best describes the other product besides energy of nuclear power?
16. Uranium-235 is considered ideal for use in nuclear reactors because
17. What is Albert Einstein's theory about mass and energy?
18. How does nuclear energy affect the planet/wildlife
19. What was the name of the area in which there was a nuclear explosion in 1986?
20. The mass of the neutron is about .....
21. Can be stopped by aluminum foil; has no mass and negative charge.
22. Contained in the nuclei of atoms
23. Why do nuclear power plants use fission instead of fusion?
24. Alternative sources of energy include .....
25. What decay emits (releases) a He atom (2 protons and 4 neutrons? )
26. Which type of radiation is the most ionising?
27. What is used for fuel in a nuclear reactor?
28. A nuclear reaction where a nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei is .....
29. The most penetrating type of radiation is the .....
30. After decaying for 48 hours, 6.25 % of the original mass of a radioisotope sample remains unchanged. What is the half-life of this radioisotope?