Revision: ADVANCED PHYSICS – Atomic & Nuclear Physics Report a question What's wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. Advanced Physics: Atomic & Nuclear Physics - Revision Quiz Test your understanding of Advanced Physics: Atomic & Nuclear Physics here: 1 / 5 1) Nobelium-259 has a half-life of 3500 s. What is the decay constant of nobelium-259? 1.2 × 10–2 s–1 8.7 × 10–5 s–1 2.0 × 10–4 s–1 1.7 × 10–2 s–1 2 / 5 2) Which diagram best shows the paths of alpha-particles scattered by a gold nucleus? 3 / 5 3) The Rutherford scattering experiment led to evidence for wave-particle duality. the discovery of the nucleus. the discovery of the electron. the quark model of hadrons. 4 / 5 4) Three different radioactive nuclides P, Q and R each decay by three different successive emissions. P emits α α β Q emits α β β R emits β β β Which nuclide produces a final nucleus that has the same proton number as its starting nucleus and which the same nucleon number as its starting nucleus? Q has the same proton numberR has the same nucleon number Q has the same proton numberP has the same nucleon number P has the same proton numberR has the same nucleon number P has the same proton numberQ has the same nucleon number 5 / 5 5) A nucleus Z has atomic number Z and mass number A. The mass defect of this nucleus is Δm. What is the binding energy per nucleon of the nucleus? Δm/A Δm/Z c²Δm/A c²Δm/Z Your score is Restart quiz
