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1. What are five types of radioactive decay studied in this unit? What is the "byproduct"...

1. What are five types of radioactive decay studied in this unit? What is the "byproduct" for each decay type (in addition to the daughter nucleus)?

Alpha Radiation:

Beta Radiation:

Gamma Radiation:

Positron Emission:

Electron Capture:

2. Which of the following could we use to predict if a nucleus is stable?

A.

The number of protons = the number of neutrons if Z<=20

B.

It has an even number of protons and neutrons.

C.

It has an odd number of protons and neutrons

D.

It has a magic number of nucleons

E.

It lies on the belt of stability

3. What is the daughter nucleus for the following decay:

118-Xe decays by electron capture

A.

118-I

B.

118-Cs

C.

118-Xe

D.

114-Te

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