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Final Exam, Nuclear Chemistry.
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Energy in a nuclear bomb is released via a series of processes. Which of the following best describes the process that takes place when a bomb involving the fission of plutonium–239 is detonated?
a) Energy is released via exothermic chemical reactions, in which chemical bonds are broken and energy given off.
b) Energy is released when smaller nuclei unite to form larger ones in the fission process.
c) Energy is released when large atoms of plutonium break into smaller fragments, releasing energy and neutrons.
d) Energy is released when chemical bonds are broken and that energy splits nuclei in the plutonium atoms
The biggest difference between a light water nuclear reactor and a coal fire nuclear reactor is....?
a) The source of fuel
b) The location which the reactors could be located
c) The Color of the fire produced
d) The number of workers at the plant?
What could be used to shield humans from gamma radiation?
a) Skin
b) Paper
c) Aluminum
d) Lead
What is the symbol of an Beta Particle?
a) H
b) β-
c) α
d) 42He
What could be used to shield humans from Beta particles?
a) Lead
b) Skin
c) Paper
d) Aluminum
One nuclear fuel pellet has about as much energy as ....?
a) 1 ton of natuarl gas
b) 1 million dollars
c) 1 ton of wood
d) 1 ton of coal
In the Chernobyl exclusion zone biologists have discovered a large amout of abnormalities in barn swallow tail feathers. What could be a cause of this mutation?
a) Evolution to cope with cold Ukranian winters
b) Isolation from hydrocarbon emissions
c) Isolation from human influence.
d) Exposure to high amounts of radiation.
If Uranium undergoes an Alpha decay what other daughter particle will be formed besides an alpha particle?
a) Thorium
b) Radium
c) Plutonium
d) Radon
The ground state of an electron is defined as______?
a) The energy state an electron has when it's underground
b) The lowest energy state of potential energy.
c) The lowest energy state of an electron
d) The weight of an individual electron
When an electron falls from a higher energy level to a lower energy level, how is the energy released?
a) Quantum of solace
b) Drop of water
c) Photon of energy
d) Joule of energy
Why did humans evolve bitter taste buds?
a) To detect foods that are high in energy.
b) To tell them when something tastes bad.
c) To replenish a molecule that is released in sweat an urine.
d) To warn them against poisinous substances.
Which taste was most recently discovered to have it's own taste buds?
a) Sweetness
b) Umami
c) Sourness
d) Bitter
Fat Man was the name of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki Japan, what was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima
a) Deathstrike
b) Lil' John
c) Bomb Number 1
d) Little Boy
What are some of the biological effects of nuclear radiation exposure?
a) It will cause rapid cell growth, and facilitate transformations into a large green rage monster.
b) It will usually accelerate growth of white blood cells.
c) DNA gets wrecked, cells no longer function correctly.
d) Nothing, radiation does not affect biological animals
What types of bombs were the bombs dropped on Japan during WWII?
a) Nuclear Combination
b) C-4
c) Nuclear Fussion
d) Nuclear Fission
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