Isotope Notation
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Radiation Equations
Half Life
Fission and Fusion
100
How many neutrons does Carbon 14 have?
8
100
Which particle can only be stopped by lead or thick concrete?
Gamma
100
What type of radiation is this?
Alpha
100
What % of unstable isotopes are left after 2 half lives?
25%
100
This only happens naturally in the sun and stars.
Fusion
200
What does the top number represent in isotope notation?
atomic mass
200
What is the charge of a Beta particle?
-1
200
What is the missing number?
9943Tc -----> 00Y + ?43Tc
99
200
What is the half life of this isotope?
8 days
200
What type of decay breaks apart larger isotopes?
Fission
300
What is the mass of Carbon 12?
12
300
Which particle symbol is y00?
Gamma
300
What type of radiation is this?
Beta
300
Isotope X has a half life of 5 days. What % is left after 15 days?
12.5%
300
What is the most common use for nuclear fission?
Energy
400
Isotopes have the same number of protons but different amounts of?
neutrons
400
What is the mass of an Alpha particle?
4
400
What is the missing particle?
23892U ------ ??? + 23893U
Beta 0-1e
400
How much is left after 2 half lives?
25%
400
What are the only two element isotopes that go through nuclear fission?
Uranium and Plutonium
500
How many neutrons does Oxygen 18 have?
10
500
Which two particles have 0 mass?
Gamma and Beta
500
What is the missing number?
23892U ------> 42He + ???90Th
234
500
What is the half life of this isotope?
6 days
500
Explain how nuclear fission is used to produce energy.
Nuclear fission heats water to create steam that spins a turbine to generate electricity.