Nuclear Energy Quiz 15 (9 MCQs)

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1. Which opinion do the authors share?
2. Nuclear power plants use ..... to produce .....
3. Fission produces ..... nuclei.
4. Gold-198 has a half-life of approximately 3 days. If a 100 g sample of gold-198 decays for 6 days, approximately how much gold-198 remains in the sample?
5. Fusion changes hydrogen into what?
6. Whe did Nuclear energy get discovered
7. The radioactive isotope Cesium-137 has a half life of 30 years. At year 0, there are 400 radioactive atoms. It undergoes 3 half-lives. How long has the parent material been decaying to reach that point? Sketch out a table if you need to.
8. Which device can slow or stop nuclear reaction?
9. Which of the following controls the fission reaction by absorbing neutrons.