CHAPTER 10 : RADIOACTIVE

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The diagram shows the path of radioactive rays, S and T.

Ray S

Ray T

Paper

Aluminium foil

Lead

Which of the following shows the type of ray S and ray T?

Ray S
A
B
C
D

Ray T

The table shows the half-lives of radioisotopes J, K, L and M.

Radioisotope

Half-life

8 days

56 days

5.27 years

6 hours

Which of the radioisotopes is most suitable as a tracer in the human body?

A
B
C
D

J
K
L
M

Cobalt-60 destroys cancer cells because it

A
B
C
D

has a long half-life

has no side effect
radiates gamma rays
decays spontaneously

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4

Which of the following pairs of atoms can act as an impurity to produce an n-type
semiconductor when doped into a pure semiconductor?
A
B
C
D

Boron and phosphorus

Arsenic and antimony
Indium and gallium
Antimony and gallium

The graph shows the decay curve of a radioactive material.

Activity/counts per minute

800

400

0
0

Time/minutes

15

If the initial of the radioactive material is 800 counts per minute, what is the activity after 1
hour?
A
B
C
D
E

400
200
100
50
25

The diagram shows a series of radioactive decays for the nucleus of uranium-238 to that of
radium-226.

Nucleon number (A)

238

U
Th

234

Th

230
226

Pa

Ra

222
87

88

89

90

91

92

Proton
number (Z)

What is the number of the alpha particles and beta particles emitted during this process?

A
B
C
D
7

The number of
alpha particles
2
3
4
1

The number of beta

particles
3
2
1
1

Which of the following has a similar characteristic to -particles?

A
B
C
D

Proton
Electron
Helium nucleus
Electromagnetic wave

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1. B
2. D
3. C

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5.
6.
7.

B
D
B
B