Nuclear principles in engineering ch5

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Nuclear Principles in Engineering Quiz

Test your knowledge of nuclear principles in engineering with our comprehensive quiz! Dive into topics ranging from radioactivity to decay processes and more. Perfect for students and professionals alike.

26 Challenging Questions
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Nuclei above lead (Pb) are all stable and have very long half-lives

True

False

Only the conservation of (mass-energy) is needed for a radioactive decay to exist

True

False

The probability that a radionuclide will decay in a unit time , is:

Radioactivity

Activity

Decay constant

The count rate (R) is proportional to the activity

True

False

The level of radioactivity of a substance is halved after one half-life , and is reduced to one quarter after two half-lives

True

False

The percent of Ra (A=226 ) that will decay during a period of 1000 years if the half life is 1600 years . Is:

64.8%

35.2%

41.3%

58.7%

Radioactivity is the ratio of nuclide activity to the total mass of the element present .

True

False

The rate of change of a daughter nuclide is equal to the rate of production minus the rate of decay

True

False

In secular equilibrium the decay constant of the parent is much longer than the decay constant of the daughter

True

False

After one half-life of the radioisotope ,half of the maximum activity is formed

True

False

When a nucleus has too many neutrons, it decays by emitting protons

True

False

Alpha decay is common for light nuclei

True

False

Beta-minus decay will occur if an atom of higher Z has a smaller mass

True

False

Beta decay has a continuous energy spectrum

True

False

Alpha decay has a discrete energy spectrum

True

False

The average energy for beta-plus decay is equal to (0.4 E-max)

True

False

Beta-minus decay produces an electron and a neutrino that always accompanies the decay.

True

False

The Q-value of beta-decay is equivalent to the difference in mass between the parent nucleus and the sum of the daughter nucleus and B particle

True

False

When the neutron-proton ratio is too low , the nucleus emits a positron

True

False

Positive Q-value for a decay means that its not possible

True

False

After the internal conversion or electron capture , the nucleus would only emit X-rays

True

False

The kinetic energy of an auger electron corresponds to the difference between the energy of the initial electron and the ionization energy of the emitted auger electron.

True

False

Gamma decay precedes alpha and beta decays

True

False

Primordial radioisotopes are produced due to human actions

True

False

Cosmic radiation can exist in many forms, from high speed heavy particles to high energy photons and muons

True

False

We can determine the age of a certain matter from the known content of radiocarbon C-12

True

False

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