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Ch.3 (The Atom and Radioactivity) Practice Questions

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You can watch the following video to review half-life calculations:

Use the information in the illustration to answer the questions on the right

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Arsenic has an average of 74.92.

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Arsenic has a(n) of 33, which is also equal to the number of in each atom of arsenic.

Use this information to answer the questions on the right.

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In the isotope symbols shown above, what does the number on the left above the “C” represent?

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Calcium has an atomic number of 20. What is the correct isotope symbol for calcium-44?

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For a given element, the average atomic mass is a "weighted" average of the atomic masses of the isotopes of that element. In calculating the average atomic mass, more "weight" is given to which isotopes?

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Lithium, Li, is 7.6% lithium-6 and 92.4% lithium-7. Determine the average atomic mass of lithium.

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Lithium has an atomic number of 3 and an average atomic mass of 6.941 amu. Predict the isotope you would find in the greatest abundance for lithium.

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If potassium-40 undergoes beta decay, the result is

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10.

The diagram below shows the products of a nuclear reaction. What is the parent isotope?

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The equation below is an example of what kind of reaction?

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What makes a nuclear reaction different from a chemical reaction? Select all that apply.

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What element should replace the question mark in the following nuclear equation?

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An atom changes its identity when the number of changes.

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Which of the following processes involve in a change of atomic identity.

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An isotope with atomic number 84 undergoes alpha decay followed by beta decay. What is the atomic number of the daughter isotope following these two decays?

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What is the radioactive particle that should be written after the + sign in the following equation?

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19.

What process involves the combining of two atoms to form a bigger atom?

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What process involves splitting an atom into two or more smaller particles?

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The graph shows the amount of a radioactive isotope as a function of time. What is the half-life of the isotope?

The half-life of carbon-14 is 5,715 years. Use the table below to answer the questions on the right

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A skull believed to belong to an early human being is found to have a carbon-14 content of 3.125% of that found in living organisms. How old is the skull?

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What is different about the three different isotopes shown?

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How many half-lives does that correspond to?