Atomic Structure And Radioactivity Revision

Question 1

What charge and mass is a proton

Answer 1

1+ and 1

Question 2

What charge and mass is a neutron

Answer 2

0 and 1

Question 3

What charge and mass is an electron

Answer 3

-1 and very small(1/2000)

Question 4

What is an electronic configuration

Answer 4

An electronic configuration is the way which electron are arranged in a atom of a particular element

Question 5

What happens when an electron absorbs electromagnetic energy

Answer 5

The electron can move to higher energy levels

Question 6

Alpha decay contains what

Answer 6

An alpha particle contains 2 protons and 2 neutrons

Question 7

Beta decay is what

Answer 7

A beta particle is an electron

Question 8

Gamma decay

Answer 8

Gamma radiation is an electromagnetic wave

Question 9

2 nuclear reactions

Answer 9

Fusion
Fission

Question 10

Fusion properties

Answer 10

One neutron is released
Releases large amounts of energy
Involve nuclei of atoms

Question 11

Fission properties

Answer 11

Involve nuclei of atom
Can start a chain reaction
Releases 2 or more neutrons