Practice - NUCLEI
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Practice Questions
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What is a nucleus?
💡 Hint: Think about what parts of an atom are dense and contain mass.
Define isotopes.
💡 Hint: Consider how elements can have variants based on their neutron count.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is an atomic mass unit?
💡 Hint: Remember how we define mass in terms of carbon.
Radioactivity involves the emission of energy and particles from atomic nuclei.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when nuclear structures become unstable.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate the binding energy for carbon-14 if its mass defect is 0.093 u.
💡 Hint: Don't forget to convert the mass defect to energy!
Explain how stability in nuclei can be dependent on neutron to proton ratio, and calculate this for a hypothetical nucleus with 8 proton and 12 neutrons.
💡 Hint: Remember the ratios of stability as we discussed.
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