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What are the charges of each subatomic particle? (Proton, Neutron, Electron)
Proton: positive (+1)
Neutron: neutral
Electron: negative (-1)
100
An isotope is defined as what?
An atom of an element with the same number of protons, but different number of neutrons
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A hydrogen atom has 1 proton and 2 neutrons. What is its name?
Hydrogen-3
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What are the three things shed by the different forms of radioactive decay?
Alpha: Helium nucleus
Beta: Electron
Gamma: Energy
100
Below is an example of which radioactive decay?
Beta Decay
200
What is the location of each subatomic particle within the atom?
Inside Nucleus: Protons/Neutrons
Outside Nucleus: Electrons
200
Unstable isotopes are also known as what?
Radioactive
200
A sulfur atom has 16 protons and 18 neutrons. What is its name?
Sulfur-34
200
Which radioactive decay results in an increase in atomic number for the daughter product?
Beta decay
200
Below is an example of which radioactive decay?
Alpha Decay
300
Which particles determine the atomic number and the mass number of an atom?
Atomic: protons
Mass: protons and neutrons
300
The name of an isotope includes the name of the element followed by what?
The atom's mass number
300
The atomic number of a Nickel-60 atom is 28. How many neutrons does it have?
32 neutrons
300
Which form of decay results in a net loss of protons?
Alpha decay
300
Which type of decay is occurring, and what is the missing element/atomic mass/atomic number?
Alpha Decay
Calcium/44/20
400
Which particle determines an atom's stability and which particle determines an atom's neutrality?
Stability: neutrons
Neutrality: electrons
400
Are the above two atoms isotopes? Why or why not?
Yes they are isotopes: they have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons
400
An atom of Gold-197 has 118 neutrons. What is its atomic number?
79
400
Which form of decay results in a net loss of neutrons?
Both Alpha and Beta
400
Which type of decay is occurring, and what is the missing element/atomic mass/atomic number?
Beta Decay
Aluminum/26/13
500
What is the difference between an atom's mass number and an element's atomic mass?
Mass number: total number of protons and neutrons in one atom of an element
Atomic mass: the average of every mass number of every atom of a given element
500
Three atoms are alongside each other: the first atom has 15 protons and 15 neutrons, the second has 14 protons and 15 neutrons, and the third has 15 protons and 17 neutrons. Which two atoms are isotopes of the same element?
Atoms 1 and 3
500
An atom with 30 neutrons has an atomic number of 26. What is the name of this isotope?
Iron-56
500
What is the difference between Alpha and Beta decay in what happens to the neutrons that they lose?
Alpha: lost in the alpha particle that is shed
Beta: transformed into a proton and electron
500
Based upon this graph, which element has undergone radioactive decay, which form of decay, and how do you know?
Neptunium-237 has undergone alpha decay; Protactinium-233 has a mass number 4 less and an atomic number 2 less than, Np-237. This indicates alpha decay