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Question 1
The transformation of one atom into another atom is called transmutation
Response: True
Question 2
During radioactive decay, the nucleus will emit particles of radiation in order to become less stable.
Response: False
Question 3
Identify the missing atomic nuclei or radiation particles as well as the type of decay in the following
nuclear equations
Response: =>
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Question 4
The process in which water is passed through filter beds of sand and gravel to remove smaller particles of dust is
called _____.
Response: Filtration
Question 5
Radium-226 decays by alpha emission. The decay product is written in letter _____.
Response: B
Question 6
Chronologically arrange the steps used in the Determination of DO Experiment
Response: Fill the buret with the titrant sodium thiosulfate => 6
Response: Add few drops of starch indicator when the solution turns pale yellow => 7
Response: Continue the titration process until blue color disappears => 8
Question 7
A minimum of ___ mg/L of DO is required for a healthy aquatic system.
Response: 4.0
Question 8
Alum is a
Response: coagulant
Question 9
_____ is a measure of the amount of gaseous oxygen dissolved in water.
Question 10
What does it mean when an element is radioactive?
Question 11
_____ is the spontaneous emission of radiation by an unstable nucleus.
Response: Radioactivity
Question 12
Which of these nails will rust most when exposed to air and water?
Question 13
Coagulation and flocculation reduce turbidity of water.
Response: True
Question 14
um-90 is a dangerous isotope because strontium is chemically similar to calcium and is easily incorporated into bone. Sr-90
has a half-life 28.1 years. If a person ingests 100 mg of Sr-90 how much will be left in the person’s body after 56.2 years?
Response: 25 mg
Question 15
Arrange the following test tubes from the nail that will rust most to the nail that will rust the least.
_____ > _____ > _____ > _____ > _____ > 1
Response: 5
Response: 3
Response: 2
Response: 4
Response: 6
Question 16
Alpha particles are identical to
Question 17
The half-life of 90Sr is 29 years. What fraction of the atoms in a sample of 90Sr would remain 175 years
later?
Response: 0.015
Question 18
A radioactive nuclide has a half-life of 10 seconds. Beginning with 256 grams of the material, how much
remains after 1 minute?
Response: 4 g
Question 19
Label the parts of the stress-strain diagram.
A. (1) _____
B. (2) _____
C. (3) _____
D.(4) _____
E.(5) _____
Question 20
During _____ decay, the atomic number will increase by 1 and the mass number will remain unchanged.
Response: beta
Question 21
n-85 has a half-life of 10 years. Approximately what percentage of Kr-85 produced from the Chernobyl accident in 1986 still
remains radioactive?
Response: 12.5%
Question 22
Pure water has a pH of _____.
Response: 7
Question 23
_____ is carried out using chemicals called coagulants such as aluminum sulfate and ferric chloride to destabilize
the particles and enabling them to form flocs
Response: Coagulation
Question 24
If a nucleus captures an electron, its atomic number
Response: decreases by 1.
Question 25
Carbon-14 measurements on the linen wrappings from the Book of Isaiah on the Dead Sea Scrolls indicated that
the
scrolls contained about 79.5% of the carbon-14 found in living tissue. Approximately how old are these scrolls?
The
half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years
Question 26
Which of the following is the most penetrating?