Calculating Radioactive Decay (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What are nuclear equations used to represent?
What are nuclear equations used to represent?
Radioactive decay
What happens to the mass and charge of a nucleus during alpha decay?
What happens to the mass and charge of a nucleus during alpha decay?
Both decrease
Does alpha decay cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
Does alpha decay cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
Yes, mass decreases
What effect does alpha decay have on the charge of the nucleus?
What effect does alpha decay have on the charge of the nucleus?
Charge decreases
Does beta decay cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
Does beta decay cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
No, mass does not change
What happens to the charge of a nucleus during beta decay?
What happens to the charge of a nucleus during beta decay?
Charge increases
What happens to the mass and charge of a nucleus during beta decay?
What happens to the mass and charge of a nucleus during beta decay?
Mass stays same, charge increases
What effect does gamma decay have on the mass and charge of a nucleus?
What effect does gamma decay have on the mass and charge of a nucleus?
Neither mass nor charge changes
Which type of decay does not cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
Which type of decay does not cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
Beta and gamma decay
Which type of decay causes the charge of the nucleus to increase?
Which type of decay causes the charge of the nucleus to increase?
Beta decay