Physics Principles and Problems 2009

Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics

Chapter Test Practice

1
The strong nuclear force is ___________.
A)weaker than the electromagnetic force, but has more range
B)stronger than the electromagnetic force, but has more range
C)stronger than the electromagnetic force, but has less range
D)weaker than the electromagnetic force, but has less range
2

The phosphorus isotope has a mass defect of '-0.282253 u. What is the binding energy?

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A)?-26.292 MeV
B)?-212.62 MeV
C)?-262.92 MeV
D)?-765.92 MeV
3
How much energy is released in a reaction that has a mass defect of 8.63×10-4 u? (1 u = 931.49 MeV.)
A)8.04×102 MeV
B)?8.04×10-1 MeV
C)9.26×102 MeV
D)9.26 × 107 MeV
4
Which is a nucleon?
A)a positron
B)a beta particle
C)an electron
D)a proton
5

Calculate the mass defect of (4.02602 u). The mass of a proton is 1.007825 u and the mass of a neutron is 1.008665 u.

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A)-0.00696 u
B)-0.032058 u
C)-0.029538 u
D)-0.028398 u
6
There are several carbon isotopes. Each one has the same number of _________.
A)protons
B)neutrons
C)particles
D)electrons
7
What is the mass of the heaviest isotope shown in Figure 30-1?
A)8.35×10-27 kg
B)6.68×10-27 kg
C)1.67×10-27 kg
D)3.34×10-27 kg
8
What happens to some of the mass of two protons and two neutrons when they form a helium nucleus?
A)It disappears completely.
B)It becomes binding energy.
C)It becomes binding mass.
D)It is destroyed.
9
Why isn't the mass of argon (39.948 u) a whole number?
A)There are partial neutrons.
B)There are isotopes.
C)The mass of the electrons must be considered.
D)There are partial protons.
10
What is the relation between mass and energy?
A)E = m/c
B)E = mc2
C)m = Ec2
D)E = mc
11
What first started scientists looking for neutrons?
A)neutral particle beams used in the lab
B)the existence of electrons outside the nucleus
C)atomic radiation
D)the mass of the nucleus being larger than the mass of the protons
12
What is the mass defect?
A)the difference between the sum of the individual masses of the nucleons and the mass of the nucleus
B)the difference in mass between protons and neutrons
C)the difference in mass between protons and electrons
D)the difference in masses of different isotopes
13
What holds protons in the nucleus?
A)electrical force
B)weak nuclear force
C)gravity
D)strong nuclear force
14
What is the energy equivalent of a neutron (m = 1.673×10-27 kg; 1 eV = 1.60×10-19 J)?
A)241 MeV
B)2.41 MeV
C)941 MeV
D)9.41 MeV
15
The atomic number is __________.
A)the number of particles
B)the number of electrons
C)the number of neutrons
D)the number of protons
16
Which of the isotopes described in Table 30-2 loses the greatest fraction of its mass when it decays?
A)polonium 194
B)hydrogen 3
C)cobalt 60
D)polonium 210
17
Why are neutrons often used to bombard nuclei?
A)They are easily made.
B)They have no charge.
C)They are very heavy.
D)They move very fast.
18
A large nucleus splits into two smaller ones. This is __________.
A)fission
B)fusion
C)production
D)annihilation
19
According to Figure 30-4, what percentage of the original sample of a radioactive substance would be left after 10 half-lives?
A)0.125
B)0.0009
C)0.05
D)0.1
20
How is steam converted to electricity after a fission reaction?
A)by condensation
B)by moving through a paddle wheel
C)by moving water
D)by turbines
21
What does a moderator do in a nuclear reaction?
A)speeds up slow neutrons
B)slows fast neutrons
C)absorbs neutrons
D)increases the amount of fission
22
Carbon-14 decays to nitrogen-14 by emitting a beta particle. What happens to the total charge in the atom?
A)increases by two
B)decreases by two
C)decreases, but very slightly
D)remains the same
23
How long does a sample of lead-236 with a half life of 2.85 years take to reduce to 1/8 its original amount?
A)22.8 years
B)8.55 years
C)5.70 years
D)2.85 years
24
What is the purpose of control rods in a nuclear reactor?
A)to absorb isotopes
B)to absorb neutrons
C)to absorb protons
D)to absorb electrons
25
Which describes radiation in order of lowest to highest energy?
A)gamma, beta, alpha
B)alpha, gamma, beta
C)alpha, beta, gamma
D)beta, gamma, alpha
26

Why is the following reaction desirable as a power source?

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A)this cannot reach a chain reaction
B)this isn't nuclear
C)there's no radioactive waste
D)there are no neutrons produced
27
Fusion occurs when __________.
A)two smaller nuclei combine to form a larger one
B)nuclei decay
C)a large nucleus is split
D)radioactive particles are emitted from the nucleus
28

When is bombarded by and results in what else is emitted?

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A)a positron
B)an electron
C)a proton
D)a neutron
29
Fusion reactions are often called _________ reactions because of the large amounts of thermal energy required for fusion to occur.
A)chain
B)critical mass
C)thermonuclear
D)fission
30
Which of the following medical examination tools does not use radiation?
A)PET scans
B)radioactive tracing
C)X rays
D)ultrasound
31
Which decay does not result in transmutation?
A)nuclear
B)beta
C)gamma
D)alpha
32
What happens in a chain reaction?
A)Neutrons released from nuclear fission strike other nuclei and cause them to undergo fission.
B)Electrons released from nuclei strike other nuclei and cause them to break apart.
C)Neutrons stop reactions in the material.
D)Protons released from nuclei strike other nuclei and cause them to break apart.
33

According to the figure below, what percentage of the original sample of a radioactive substance would be left after 4 half-lives?

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A)0.0625
B)0.25
C)0.5
D)0.125
34
From where does the energy in a nuclear reaction come?
A)The entire mass of the atoms
B)The energy equivalence of the difference in mass of the reactants and the products
C)The mass of the neutrons in isotopes
D)The difference in mass between the protons and neutrons
35
Which particle is a lepton?
A)a meson
B)a neutron
C)a proton
D)an electron
36
What does an antineutrino carry?
A)momentum and energy
B)sound and momentum
C)mass and charge
D)charge and energy
37
What happens when a proton and an antiproton collide?
A)annihilation
B)production
C)shattering of the particles into more particles
D)more protons
38
Why are neutrons unable to be put through a particle accelerator?
A)They cannot move fast.
B)They are too small.
C)They are too heavy.
D)They have no charge.
39
What is a meson?
A)a particle made of a quark and an antiquark
B)the largest elementary particle
C)a boson
D)a lepton
40
What powers particles through a linear accelerator?
A)electric fields
B)wind
C)gasoline
D)fire
41
What causes a pulse of current to travel from a Geiger-Mueller tube?
A)atoms ionizing gas
B)a charged particle or a gamma ray ionizing gas
C)X rays
D)neutrons ionizing gas
42
All elementary particles can be classified into which three categories?
A)quarks, leptons, and gluons
B)leptons, bosons, and electrons
C)quarks, leptons, and force carriers
D)force carriers, gluons, and quarks
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