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                11.  
The antiparticle of electron is  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. proton  
				 				 B. positron 
				  
				 
				 				 C. antiproton 
				 				 D. neutron 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                12.  
The number of protons in the nucleus 92U235 is  
 
 
                
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                13.  
The number of neutrons in the nucleus 92U235 is  
 
 
                
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                14.  
Anions are formed from neutral atoms by  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. loss of electrons 
				 				 B. loss of protons 
				  
				 
				 				 C. gain of electrons 
				 				 D. gain of protons 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                15.  
The ?-particle is identical with  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. a helium atom 
				 				 B. a doubly charged helium ion 
				  
				 
				 				 C. proton   
				 				 D. fast moving neutron 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                16.  
Which of the following particles is unstable?  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. neutrons  
				 				 B. proton 
				  
				 
				 				 C. electron  
				 				 D. alpha particle 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: A 
 
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                17.  
The neutron carries  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. no electric charge 
				 				 B. a single positive charge 
				  
				 
				 				 C. a single negative charge 
				 				 D. double negative charge 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: A 
 
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                18.  
The mass of helium is about   
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. half of the mass of neutron 
				 				 B. one-fourth of the mass of proton 
				  
				 
				 				 C. twice the mass of deuterium 
				 				 D. same as the mass of tritium 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                19.  
An atom can be considered as having a dense nucleus of neutrons and protons and a surrounding distribution of electrons. If there are x neutrons y protons and z electrons what sort of relationship exists between x y and z in a small neutral atom?   Where ? means approximately equals.  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. x = y ? z 
				 				 B. x ? y = z 
				  
				 
				 				 C. x = y = z 
				 				 D. x = y-1 = z 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                20.  
Select the correct statement  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. The nucleus is an elementary particle 
				 				 B. The nucleus has a structure 
				  
				 
				 				 C. The nucleus cannot have different states of energy 
				 				 D. Some radioactive muclei emit only ?-rays and ?-rays 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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