Spontaneous Decay of Unstable Nuclei (HSC SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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What is the nature of spontaneous radioactive decay?
What is the nature of spontaneous radioactive decay?
Random and uncontrollable process
What is true about the strong nuclear force?
What is true about the strong nuclear force?
Much stronger than electrostatic force
How do neutrons help stabilize a nucleus?
How do neutrons help stabilize a nucleus?
Add strong force without adding repulsion
Which equation relates mass number , atomic number , and neutron number ?
Which equation relates mass number , atomic number , and neutron number ?
What are isotopes?
What are isotopes?
Same protons, different neutrons
In alpha decay, how does the mass number change?
In alpha decay, how does the mass number change?
Decreases by 4
In beta-minus decay, what happens to the atomic number ?
In beta-minus decay, what happens to the atomic number ?
Increases by 1
What happens to atomic number during beta-plus decay?
What happens to atomic number during beta-plus decay?
Decreases by 1
What is true about gamma emission?
What is true about gamma emission?
No change in or
What must be conserved in all nuclear decay processes?
What must be conserved in all nuclear decay processes?
Total nucleons and net charge