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CHEM 1100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSWITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which mis mnot mcaused mby mprostaglandins? m- m✔✔increased mrate mof mmetabolic
mreactions
The mhalf mlife mof mcarbon-14 mis m5,730 myears. mIf myou mstarted mwith m100.0g mof
mcarbon-14, mhow mmuch mwould mremain mafter m4 mhalf-lives? m- m✔✔6.25g
Which mnaturally moccurring mtype mof mradiation mhas mthe mgreatest mpenetrating
mpower? m- m✔✔gamma
In mthe mfamous mequation mE=mc2, mthe msymbols mrepresent: m- m✔✔E=Energy
M=Mass m
C=Speed mof mlight
Which mdoes mnot mcontribute mto myour mannual mradiation mdose? m- m✔✔The mnumber
mof mhours myou mspend mlistening mto mthe mradio
Which mis mnot mtrue mof mradioactive mhalf-life? mRadioactive mhalf-life mis: m-
m✔✔Increased mby mheating mthe misotope
Which mfact mis mnot mimportant mwhen mdrawing mconclusions mfrom mC-14 mdating? m-
m✔✔C-14 memits mbeta mparticles
Which mis mnot ma msuitable moption mfor mthe mdisposal mof mspent mnuclear mfuel? m-
m✔✔Seal mit min ma mlandfill
Which mis ma mcharacteristic mof m"surface" mhigh-level mnuclear mwaste mstorage mthat mis
mnot ma mcharacteristic mof mstoring mthe mwaste min ma mgeological mrepository? mWaste
min ma mgeological mrepository mis mnot: m- m✔✔As measily maccessible.
The mfuel mfor mboth mnuclear mand mcoal mpower mplants mmust mbe mmined. mWhich
mminers mare mmost mlikely mto mcontract mblack mlung mdisease? m- m✔✔Coal mminers
Thermal mpollution mis mpossible mat mwater msources mnear m- m✔✔Nuclear mplants
Waste mcreated mat mthese mpower mplants mmust mbe mstored mindefinitely: m-
m✔✔Nuclear mplants
,Smokestacks mat mthese mplants mrelease msulfur moxides mand mcarbon mdioxide minto
mthe mair: m- m✔✔Coal-burning mplants
Which mone mhas mnothing mto mdo mwith mradiation? m- m✔✔Delta mparticles
Which mis mnot ma mreason mfor mthe mdecline min mthe mreliance mon mnuclear mpower mfor
melectricity mgeneration min mthe mU.S. mfor mover mthe mlast m30 myears? m- m✔✔A mlack
mof mavailable mnuclear mfuel
Which mfactor mwill msupport mthe mgrowth mof mnuclear menergy min mthe mfuture? m-
m✔✔Smaller, mmore mefficient mreactor mdesign
Which mfactor mwill moppose mthe mgrowth mof mnuclear menergy min mthe mfuture? m-
m✔✔Transportation mof mhigh mlevel mwaste mto mdepositories
As mcompared mto mhigh-level mnuclear mwaste, mlow-level mnuclear mwaste m- m✔✔Is
mcontaminated mwith msmaller mquantities mof mradioactive mmaterial
The mgreatest mpercentage mof mbackground mradiation mcomes mfrom m- m✔✔Naturally
moccurring mradon
Breeder mreactors m- m✔✔All mof mthese mchoices mare mtrue
Which mis ma mknown mrisk massociated mwith mnuclear mpower mplants? m- m✔✔The
mcooling mwater msource mcan msuffer mthermal mpollution
An mU-236 matom mdecays mto mBr-87, mthree mneutrons, man munknown matom mas
mshown min mthe mfollowing mreaction. mWhat mmust mthe munknown matom mbe? m-
m✔✔146
An malpha mparticle mis mthe msame mas ma mhelium matom. mTrue mor mFalse? m-
m✔✔False
Pu-239 mhas mthe mhalf mlife mof m24,110 myears. mHow mlong mwill mit mtake mwhen
m12.5% mof moriginal mPu-239 msample mremain? m- m✔✔72,330 myears
If m87.5% mof moriginal mradioactive msample mdecayed, mhow mmany mnumber mof mhalf-
lives
mmust mhave melapsed? m- m✔✔3
Which mradiation msource mis mthe mbiggest mcontributor mto mthe maverage mannual
mdose? m- m✔✔Food, mair, mand mwater
, Which mstatement mbest msummarizes mwhy ma mnuclear mpower mplants mcannot
mexplode mlike ma mnuclear mbomb? m- m✔✔The mfuel mconcentration mis mtoo mlow mto
mbuild mthe mneutron mstream mrequired min man mexplosive mchain mreaction
Which mwould mcontribute mmost mto myour mannual mradiation mexposure? m-
m✔✔Smoking ma mpack mand ma mhalf mof mcigarettes mper mday
Which mnaturally moccurring mradioactive mparticles mare mthe msize mof ma mhelium
mnucleus? m- m✔✔Alpha mparticles
Fission mis mthe mprocess mof mcreating menergy mby m- m✔✔Splitting mlarge mnuclei mwith
mbombarding mneutrons
Which mis mthe mbest mcritique mof mthe mstatement: m"Nuclear mwaste mis mnuclear
mwaste. mAll mnuclear mwaste mis mdangerous mand mshould mbe mhandled mwith mthe
msame mlevel mof mcaution mand mdisposed mof min mthe msame mway." m- m✔✔Nuclear
mwaste mcan mbe mclassified mas mhigh-level mor mlow-level mdepending mupon mthe
mrelative mquantities mof mradioactive mmaterial. mWhile mit mis mtrue mthat mone mshould
mbe mcautious mwith mboth mtypes, mthe mrisks mand mprecautions mare mmuch mgreater
mwith mHLW.
Hydrogen-3 m(tritium, mH-3) mis mradioactive mwith mthe mhalf mlife mof m12.3 myears. mFor
ma mgiven msample mcontaining mtritium, mafter mhow mmany myears mwill mabout m12.5%
mof mthe mradioactivity mremain? m- m✔✔36.9 myears
Which mone mis mnot man mexample mof mradiation mtype? m- m✔✔An macoustic mwave
During mthe mchemical mreaction min man melectrochemical mcell m- m✔✔oxidation moccurs
mat mthe manode.
Which mis man moxidation mhalf-reaction? m- m✔✔Zn m→ mZn2+ m+ m2 me¯
The mcurrent mthrough ma mwire mis mmost mclosely mrelated mto mthe m- m✔✔number mof
melectrons mflowing mthrough mthe mwire.
In mthis melectrochemical mcell, mthe mreduction mhalf mreaction mis m- m✔✔Cu2+(aq) m+ m2
me¯ m→ mCu(s)
Which mis mnot ma mnecessary mconsideration mfor ma mbattery mdesigned mto mrun ma mcell
mphone mor mportable mMP3 mplayer? m- m✔✔It mmust muse mliquid, maqueous msolutions.
What mis mthe mprimary mdeterminant mof mthe mvoltage mdeveloped mby ma mbattery? m-
m✔✔the mnature mof mthe mmaterials min mthe mreaction
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