| 1. | is exact \(12\) u |
| 2. | is less than \(12\) u |
| 3. | is more than \(12\) u |
| 4. | depends on the form of carbon such as graphite or charcoal |
The mass number of a nucleus is equal to:
| 1. | the number of neutrons in the nucleus. |
| 2. | the number of protons in the nucleus. |
| 3. | the number of nucleons in the nucleus. |
| 4. | none of them. |
| 1. | The conservation of charge |
| 2. | The conservation of mass |
| 3. | The conservation of mass energy |
| 4. | The conservation of momentum |
| 1. | \(_{40}^{91}\mathrm{Zr}\) | 2. | \(_{36}^{101}\mathrm{Kr}\) |
| 3. | \(_{36}^{103}\mathrm{Kr}\) | 4. | \(_{56}^{144}\mathrm{Ba}\) |
| (a) | nuclear forces have short-range. |
| (b) | nuclei are positively charged. |
| (c) | the original nuclei must be completely ionized before fusion can take place. |
| (d) | the original nuclei must first break up before combining with each other. |
| 1. | (a) and (c) | 2. | (a) and (d) |
| 3. | (b) and (d) | 4. | (a) and (b) |
| 1. | \(4.9 \times 10^{4} \text{ years }\) | 2. | \(2.8 \times 10^{4} \text { years }\) |
| 3. | \(3.0 \times 10^{4} \text { years }\) | 4. | \(3.9 \times 10^{4} \text { years }\) |