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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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