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• Test Name: Radioactivity MCQ Quiz Practice
• Type: Quiz Test
• Total Questions: 40
• Total Marks: 40
• Time: 40 minutes

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Which type of radiation is the least ionizing?

Beta particles

Gamma rays

Alpha particles

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Which radiation is used to sterilize medical equipment?

Gamma rays

Beta particles

Alpha particles

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What particles are emitted in alpha decay?

2 protons and 2 neutrons

1 proton

1 neutron

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What element is known for emitting alpha particles and is used in cancer treatment?

Radium

Thorium

Uranium

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Which isotope is commonly used in smoke detectors?

Uranium-238

Americium-241

Carbon-14

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What type of radiation is composed of high-energy electrons?

Beta particles

Alpha particles

Gamma rays

7 / 40

What is the charge of an alpha particle?

2

-1

8 / 40

What is radioactivity?

Absorption of photons by stable nuclei

Emission of light from excited electrons

Emission of particles from unstable nuclei

9 / 40

What material can effectively block beta particles?

Lead sheet

Aluminum foil

Paper

10 / 40

Which element is known for its use in smoke detectors due to its radioactive properties?

Uranium

Thorium

Americium

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What is the primary use of technetium-99m in medicine?

Medical imaging

Antibiotic production

Cancer treatment

12 / 40

Which type of radiation can be stopped by a sheet of paper?

Beta particles

Gamma rays

Alpha particles

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Which radioactive isotope is commonly used in dating archaeological artifacts?

Uranium-238

Carbon-14

Radon-222

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What is a common unit to measure radioactivity?

Becquerel

Joule

Newton

15 / 40

What process is used to create medical isotopes?

Filtration

Evaporation

Neutron activation

16 / 40

What is the primary effect of radiation on living cells?

Increase in temperature

Decrease in pressure

Damage to DNA

17 / 40

What is the main health risk associated with long-term exposure to radon gas?

Lung cancer

Skin burns

Bone fractures

18 / 40

What is the main purpose of a scintillation counter?

Measure humidity

Detect radiation

Control temperature

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What is the term for the spontaneous emission of radiation by an unstable atomic nucleus?

Radioactive decay

Radioactive synthesis

Radioactive absorption

20 / 40

What is the most common source of natural background radiation?

Medical X-rays

Cosmic rays

Radon gas

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Which of the following is the most penetrating type of radiation?

Alpha particles

Beta particles

Gamma rays

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How is tritium (hydrogen-3) commonly produced?

In natural gas fields

During photosynthesis

In nuclear reactors

23 / 40

What type of radiation is helium nuclei?

Beta particles

Gamma rays

Alpha particles

24 / 40

What particle is emitted in beta decay?

Neutron

Electron

Proton

25 / 40

Who discovered radioactivity?

Ernest Rutherford

Marie Curie

Henri Becquerel

26 / 40

What type of radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation?

Alpha particles

Beta particles

Gamma rays

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Which type of radiation results in the conversion of a neutron into a proton?

Beta decay

Alpha decay

Gamma decay

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Which type of radiation is purely energy with no mass?

Gamma rays

Alpha particles

Beta particles

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What is the primary use of iodine-131 in medicine?

Treat thyroid disorders

Diagnose bone fractures

Measure blood pressure

30 / 40

Which radioactive element was famously used by Marie Curie in her research?

Plutonium

Thorium

Radium

31 / 40

Which of the following isotopes is used in radiocarbon dating?

Carbon-13

Carbon-14

Carbon-12

32 / 40

What device measures the amount of radiation absorbed by a material?

Ammeter

Voltmeter

Dosimeter

33 / 40

What is the name of the process where a neutron is absorbed and a proton is emitted?

Neutron capture

Electron capture

Proton capture

34 / 40

What is the main danger of gamma radiation?

Penetrates deeply into tissues

Produces sound waves

Causes burns on the skin

35 / 40

What is the process of a nucleus losing energy by emitting radiation called?

Fission

Decay

Fusion

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What is a common application of cobalt-60 in industry?

Radiography

Lubrication

Power generation

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What is the term for the time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay?

Full-life

Quarter-life

Half-life

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What is radon-222 primarily known for?

Being a radioactive gas

Being a stable isotope

Being a heavy metal

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What happens to the atomic number of an element during alpha decay?

Decreases by 2

Remains the same

Increases by 1

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What device is used to detect radiation?

Barometer

Geiger counter

Thermometer

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