1. Chapter 4: Nuclear Chemistry: The Heart of the Matter
Chemistry for Changing Times, 11th edition
John W. Hill and Doris K. Kolb
Chapter 4: Nuclear Chemistry: The Heart of the Matter
James A. Noblet
California State University
San Bernardino, CA
 2007 Prentice Hall

2. Radium Uranium Radon Plutonium Carbon-14
Most of our exposure to ionizing radiation is from natural sources, the majority of which is due to this element:
Radium
Uranium
Radon
Plutonium
Carbon-14

3. Radium Uranium Radon Plutonium Carbon-14
Most of our exposure to ionizing radiation is from natural sources, the majority of which is due to this element:
Radium
Uranium
Radon
Plutonium
Carbon-14

4. When an electron is emitted during a radioactive decay process, it is referred to as:
Alpha decay
Beta decay
Gamma decay
Delta decay
Sigma decay

5. When an electron is emitted during a radioactive decay process, it is referred to as:
Alpha decay
Beta decay
Gamma decay
Delta decay
Sigma decay

6. Which of the following types of radiation has the greatest penetrating power?
Alpha
Beta
Ultraviolet
X-ray
Gamma

7. Which of the following types of radiation has the greatest penetrating power?
Alpha
Beta
Ultraviolet
X-ray
Gamma

8. If you have 16 g of a radioactive isotope, how much will be left after three half-lives?

9. If you have 16 g of a radioactive isotope, how much will be left after three half-lives?

10. The nuclear reaction transforming gold-179 into iridium-175 is an example of what type of decay?
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Positron
Electron capture

11. The nuclear reaction transforming gold-179 into iridium-175 is an example of what type of decay?
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Positron
Electron capture