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Understanding Mass Defect and Binding Energy

Understanding Mass Defect and Binding Energy

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

10th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the overall charge of the nucleus in an atom?

Variable

Neutral

Negative

Positive

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which subatomic particle is neutrally charged?

Positron

Electron

Neutron

Proton

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate mass of a neutron in unified atomic mass units?

1.000000 u

0.000548 u

1.008665 u

1.007276 u

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the mass of an electron compare to that of a proton?

Equal

Twice as much

2000 times less

2000 times more

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What equation is used to relate mass defect to energy?

P = IV

F = ma

V = IR

E = mc^2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when hydrogen atoms combine to form helium, releasing energy?

Chemical reaction

Radioactive decay

Nuclear fusion

Nuclear fission

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the example calculation, what is the mass number of beryllium-7?

4

7

3

1

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