A) Their split evenly between stable and unstable
B) Unstable
C) Stable
D) It is not known at this time

A) At some point give off radiation.
B) Break into a lower atomic numbered atom
C) Become a higher atomic massed atom.
D) Two of the answers are correct

A) Prevents the positive charges of the protons from tearing the nucleus apart.
B) Prevents the protons from repelling the neutrons out of the nucleus.
C) Hold the neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom.
D) Prevents the electrons from flying off into space around the nucleus.

A) How much of the material will decay in half a century.
B) Half of the time it takes all the material to decay.
C) How long half of the material takes to decay.
D) How much of half of the material will decay in half the time.

A) Delta
B) Beta
C) Alpha
D) Gamma

A) Delta
B) Alpha
C) Gamma
D) Beta

A) Delta
B) Beta
C) Alpha
D) Gamma

A) Alpha, Beta and Gamma
B) Alpha and Gamma
C) Alpha
D) Alpha and Beta

A) Radiation can cause ionization of the cell's molecules.
B) Radiation has no known benefit to humans.
C) All three types of radiation emit high energy particles which damage the molecules of the cells.
D) Many of the pioneers of nuclear physics died of prolonged exposure to radiation.

A) Hold the neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom.
B) Prevents the positive charges of the protons from tearing the nucleus apart.
C) Prevents the protons from repelling the neutrons out of the nucleus.
D) Prevents the electrons from flying off into space around the nucleus.