1-The quantity, 37,000 disintegration per second, is 1 curie 1 microcurie half-l

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1-The quantity, 37,000 disintegration per second, is

1 curie

1 microcurie

half-life of carbon-14

1 bequerel

2-Elements with atomic number greater than 83 beyond bismuth, Bi

are beta emitters

have short half-lives

are unstable

are synthetic

3-What is the "stable" nucleus produced at the end of the decay steps in the uranium decay series?

thorium

uranium

radon

lead

4-The product of the alpha (42) decay of uranium-238 is

Th-234

Th-230

U-234

U-242

5-Binding energy of a nucleus is

the energy emitted when separate neutrons, protons, and electrons combine to form an atom

the energy required to dissociate an atom into separate neutrons, protons, and neutrons

equivalent to a quantity of mass expressed by Einstein's equation, E = mc2

all of the preceding answers

6-Identify the atoms that could be used in nuclear fission and fusion, respectively?

C-14 and H-3

Rn-222 and H-3

Rn-222 and U-238

Fe-56 and H-1

1 curie

1 microcurie

half-life of carbon-14

1 bequerel

Explanation / Answer

1. The quantity, 37,000 disintegration per second, is 1 microcurie.

2. Elements with atomic number greater than 83 beyond bismuth, Bi are unstable

3. What is the "stable" nucleus produced at the end of the decay steps in the uranium decay series? lead

4. The product of the alpha ( ) decay of uranium-238 is Th-234

5. Binding energy of a nucleus is the energy required to dissociate an atom into separate neutrons, protons, and neutrons

6. Identify the atoms that could be used in nuclear fission and fusion, respectively? Rn-222 and H-3

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