Unit 9 Quiz 2 Practice Questions



1.Which particles are most likely to be found in an atomic nucleus ?
neutrons only   protons only   both protons and neutrons both neutrons and electrons

2.Which statement most accurately describes the interaction which binds a nucleus together ?
long-range and weak   long-range and strong   short-range and weak short-range and strong

3.One universal mass unit is defined as
the mass of an electron   the mass of a proton
  the mass of a carbon-12 atom 1/12 the mass of carbon-12 atom

4.If the mass of one proton was totally converted into energy, the yield would be
2.79 x 10-38 J   5.01 x 10-19 J   1.50 x 10-10 J 9.00 x 1016 J

5.A baryon may have a charge of
-1/3 e   0 e   +2/3 e +4/3 e

6.An antibaryon is composed of
3 quarks   1 quark and 2 antiquarks   3 antiquarks 2 quarks and 1 antiquark

7.A particle has a quark composition of dds. What is the charge on and classification of the particle ?
-1 e, baryon   +1 e, baryon   -1 e, meson +1 e, meson

8.The electron is classified as a
baryon   lepton   meson quark

9.Protons and neutrons are examples of
positrons   baryons   mesons quarks

10.If a deuterium nucleus has a mass of 1.53 x 10-3 universal mass units less than its components,
this mass represents an energy of
1.38 MeV   1.42 MeV   1.53 MeV 3.16 MeV