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211. Energetic neutrons are easily absorbed by some nuclei because they  Answer
   
A. have a high kinetic energy. C. are readily accelerated.
B. have a low atomic mass. D. are neutral.
      

 

212. Which of the following reactions is a nuclear fission?  Answer
    
A. 98Tc  -->  98Ru  +  0e-1   C. 2H +  2H  --->   4He
B. n  +  235U  -->  90Sr  +  144Xe  + 2n D. 238U  +  n  --->  239U
     

 

213. It takes 45.0 hours to transport sodium-24 from the nuclear reactor where it is made to the lab that uses the isotope.  What is the minimum amount that must be sent from the nuclear reactor for the lab to receive 2.00 grams if sodium-24 has a half-life of 15.0 hours?   Answer
      
A. 4.00 g C. 16.00 g
B. 8.00 g D. 32.00 g
       

 

214. Which combination of protons and neutrons is least likely to give a stable isotope?  Answer
 
A. odd protons and odd neutrons C. even protons and odd neutrons
B. odd protons and even neutrons D. even protons and even neutrons
     

 

215. Thomson's Cathode Ray Tube Experiment can correctly be interpreted as showing  Answer
     
A. electrons orbit the nucleus C. electron has a negative charge
B. electrons are in orbitals D. electron has a smaller mass than the proton
      

 

216. Which of the following is not used to detect radiation?  Answer
        
A. Effect on living organisms C. Photographic film
B. Geiger counters D. Cyclotrons
       

 

217. Which type of radiation is the easiest to stop?    Answer
    
A. energetic neutrons C. beta particles
B. alpha particles D. gamma rays
      

 

218. Conditions necessary for an electron to absorb a photon include  Answer
    
A. photon must hit the electron. C. There must be room in the new orbital for the electron.
B. The photon must have the exact amount of energy necessary to move the electron into a new orbital. D. all of the above.
     

 

219. Watches that glow in the dark stop glowing after a couple of days in a dark closet because  Answer
      
A. all of the electrons have returned to the ground state.
B. the light hitting the electrons is not of the correct color.
C. all of the photons were absorbed by a dark force.
D. the battery has run down.
       

 

220. 16.0 grams of isotope X decay to form 2.00 grams of X after 10.0 days.   What is the half-life of isotope X?  Answer
       
A. 1.25 days C. 5.00 days
B. 2.50 days D. 10.0 days