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Radioactivity Part 1 Flashcards

1
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When was radioactivity discovered?

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March 1, 1896

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2
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Who discovered radioactivity?

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Antoine Henri Becquerel

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3
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French physicist who accidentally discovered radioactivity by opening a drawer

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Antoine Henri Becquerel

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4
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When was Antoine Becquerel born?

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In Paris, 1852

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5
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What did Antoine studied because of his father?

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Fluorescence and Phosphorescence

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6
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Becquerel was specially interested in what?

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Uranium and its compounds

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7
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Who is Antoine Henri Becquerel’s father?

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Edmond Becquerel

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8
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This is where Becquerel first heard about Roentgen’s theory.

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French Academy of Sciences

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9
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TRUE or FALSE: From Becquerel’s accidental discovery, uranium salts emitted radiation without any stimulation from sunlight.

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True

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10
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TRUE or FALSE: It was announced that Uranium was indeed what was emitting the radiation.

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True

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11
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They began studying the strange Uranium rays

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Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Curie

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12
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When did the Curies started studying the strange Uranium rays?

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1898

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13
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What are the 3 radioactive elements discovered by the Curies?

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  1. Polonium (Po)
  2. Thorium (Th)
  3. Radium (Ra)
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14
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What did the Curies mainly discovered?

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They figured out how to measure the intensity of radioactivity

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15
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Who coined the term “radioactivity”

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Marie Curie

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16
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Becquerel and the Curies shared what specific award, for their work in radioactivity?

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1903 Nobel Prize

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17
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This is a naturally-occurring phenomenon in a number of substances

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Radioactivity

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18
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This is where atoms of a substance spontaneously/continuously emit invisible but energetic radiations, which can penetrate materials that are opaque to visible light

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Radioactivity

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19
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Radioactivity can be harmful to living cells but can be helpful to the field of what?

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Field of medicine

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20
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TRUE or FALSE: Vast majority of nuclei found on Earth is not stable.

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False, because most of nuclei found on Earth is indeed, stable.

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21
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Approximate number of stable isotopes:

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270 stable isotopes

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22
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Number of naturally-occurring radioisotopes:

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50 radioactive isotopes (radioisotopes)

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23
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This is a plot of nuclei as a function of proton/atomic number (z) and neutron number (N) which includes all stable nuclei and known radioactive nuclei, either man-made or natural, along with their decay properties

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Chart of nuclides

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24
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TRUE or FALSE: Nuclei are unstable if they are excited, that is, not in their lowest energy states.

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True

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25
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“Nature seeks the lowest energy state”

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Nuclear stability

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26
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TRUE or FALSE: Things are most stable in their lowest energy state, while unstable atoms will try and become stable by getting to a lower energy state by emitting some form of radioactivity

27
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What are the 3 forces that works in the nucleus in holding or not holding protons?

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  1. Electromagnetic forces
  2. Strong force
  3. Weak force
28
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A type of force wherein it follows the principle of like charges repel ; positive charges of protons tend to force the protons apart

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Electromagnetic force

29
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This type of force counters EM force ; attracts protons to each other

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Strong force

30
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This force governs how an unstable nucleus will decay into a stable nucleus

A

Weak force

31
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This is a successful way in predicting nuclear stability

A

Neutron-to-proton ratio (n/p)

32
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TRUE or FALSE: N/P ratio is close to 1 for atoms of elements with low atomic numbers (less than 20 protons)

33
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TRUE or FALSE: element 84 and beyond is unstable.

33
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TRUE or FALSE: N/P ratio increases as the atomic number increases past element 20 (Calcium) to 84 (Polonium)

34
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This particle of an atom helps in binding the nucleus together

35
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Whether a nucleus contains an odd/even number of protons and neutrons

A

Predicting Nuclear Stability

36
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Choose from the two choices in the parenthesis:

Nuclides containing odd numbers of both protons and neutrons are (more , less) stable and more radioactive.

37
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TRUE or FALSE: Nuclides containing even numbers of both protons and neutrons are most stable.

38
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TRUE or FALSE: Greater binding energy means a more stable nucleus.

39
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This is a plot of the number of neutrons vs the number of protons for stable nuclei reveals that the stable isotopes fall into a narrow band.

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Belt of Stability or Band of Stability

40
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This is a property exhibited by certain types of matter emitting energy and subatomic particles spontaneously

A

Radioactivity

41
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TRUE or FALSE: Unstable nucleus will decompose spontaneously, or decay, into a more stable configuration.

42
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What are the 2 main sources of radioactivity?

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  1. Natural environmental sources
  2. Artificial sources
43
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This originates in outer space continuously bombarded the Earth’s gaseous envelope

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Cosmic rays

44
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These include long-lived radioactive elements such as uranium, thorium, and any of their decay product, such as radium and radon.

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Terrestrial sources

45
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These are products of nuclear reaction initiated by man

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Artificial sources

46
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These are designed to produce power, neutrons, radioisotopes, and fissile materials

A

Nuclear reactors

47
Q

This is the primary source of radiation from the human body

A

Potassium-40 (40K)

48
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2 reasons why potassium is the primary source of radiation from the human body:

A
  1. Present in all the tissues in the body
  2. Easy to digest
49
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This is the number of times a radioactive decay occurs in the sample per unit time

A

Activity (decay rate)

50
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TRUE or FALSE: Activity of a radioactive sample decreases with time

51
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1 Bq = ? dps

52
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1 Ci = ? dps

A

3.7 x 10^10 dps

53
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1 Ci = ? Bq

A

3.7 x 10^10 Bq

54
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1 Bq = ? Ci

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2.7 x 10^-11 Ci

55
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1 mci = ? Ci

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0.0001 Ci or 1x10^-3 Ci

56
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1 μci = ? Ci

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0.000001 Ci or 1x10^-6 Ci

57
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This is the activity per unit mass of a substance, whether atoms of a single nuclide or a compound

A

Specific activity

58
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unit of specific activity:

A

Bq/kg (SI unit), Ci/g, or dpm/g

59
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This is the amount of time it takes for the decay rate to reach half of its original value

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Half-life (t 1/2)

60
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Types of half-life:

A
  1. Physical Half-Life
  2. Biological Half-life
  3. Effective Half-life
61
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Period of time required to reduce the radioactivity level to a source to exactly one half of its original value.

A

Physical half-life

62
Q

This reduces the amount of drug/pharmaceutical in an organ or the body to exactly one half of its original value.

A

Biological half-life

63
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This reduces the radioactivity level of an internal organ or the whole body to exactly one half of its original value.

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Effective half-life

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