Chapter 32: Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation
Physlet® Problems



1.  

2010Ne transforms into 2111Na near the core of a star. Assuming the transformation is energetically favorable, what reaction product(s) is(are) missing from the above reaction?  Start



2.  

An 2412Mg nucleus undergoes a decay to 2010Ne.  Assuming the transformation is energetically favorable, what reaction product(s) is(are) missing from the above reaction?  Start



3.  

An proton undergoes a reaction with 2010Ne which produces 2111Na in near the center of a star. Assuming the transformation is energetically favorable, what reaction product(s) is(are) missing from the above reaction?  Start



4.  

Data from three experiments, held at different locations, where parent nuclei decay are shown. How do the time constants(=1/l) compare for the three experiments? Start



5.  

A source of decaying parent nuclei is placed near a detector and the number of remaining parent nuclei (blue data series) are shown (time is given in hours). Determine the time constant (=1/l). Start



6.  

A source of decaying parent nuclei is placed near a detector and both the total counts detected (black data series) and the rate of counts detected (green data series) are shown (time is given in hours). Determine the time constant. Start



7.  

An a particle is produced when a 23290Th nucleus decays into its daughter, 228 88Ra (m= 228.03u).  What is the total kinetic energy (in MeV) of the decay products? Start

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

Physlet® Problems: Physlets®reg; used by permission of Wolfgang Christian, Davidson College. Physlet® Problems by Wolfgang Christian, Mario Belloni, and Aaron Titus, all of Davidson College, ©2002 by Prentice Hall, Inc.


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