Calculating Radioactive Decay (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What are nuclear equations used to represent?
What are nuclear equations used to represent?
Radioactive decay
What can emission of nuclear radiation cause to change in a nucleus?
What can emission of nuclear radiation cause to change in a nucleus?
Mass and/or charge
What happens to the mass of the nucleus during alpha decay?
What happens to the mass of the nucleus during alpha decay?
It decreases
What happens to the charge of the nucleus during alpha decay?
What happens to the charge of the nucleus during alpha decay?
It decreases
Which type of decay causes both mass and charge to decrease?
Which type of decay causes both mass and charge to decrease?
Alpha decay
Does beta decay cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
Does beta decay cause the mass of the nucleus to change?
No, mass stays the same
What happens to the charge of the nucleus during beta decay?
What happens to the charge of the nucleus during beta decay?
It increases
What effect does gamma decay have on the nucleus?
What effect does gamma decay have on the nucleus?
No change in mass or charge
A nucleus loses mass and charge. Which decay has occurred?
A nucleus loses mass and charge. Which decay has occurred?
Alpha decay
A nucleus gains charge but mass is unchanged. Which decay occurred?
A nucleus gains charge but mass is unchanged. Which decay occurred?
Beta decay