Nuclear Chemistry Quiz

This online quiz is intended to give you extra practice in identifying nuclear reactions, determining the missing particle in a decay process, and calculating values associated with radioactive half-lives. This quiz aligns with NGSS standard HS-PS1-8.

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Number of problems:	1  5  10  25
Question type(s):	Nuclear reactions  Identify particles in nuclear reactions  Identify types of nuclear reactions Half-life calculations  Calculate simple radioactive half-lives (whole numbers) and amounts after decay
Nuclear reaction types:	Decays:  Alpha decay  Beta (minus) decay  Fission & cluster decay  Neutron decay  Positron (beta plus) decay Other changes:  Electron capture  Neutron activation
Display problems as:	Equations with isotope symbols or list of values (easier)  Word problems (more challenging)
Question format:	Fill-in-the-blank  Multiple choice
Show periodic table:	Display pop-out periodic table on quiz
Show calculator:	Display pop-out calculator on quiz
Show solutions:	Display solution setups after quiz has been taken (where applicable)
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