Will mark brainiest if the answers are correct and will post another question worth 300 points if they are all correct.

1. which form of radiation has the strongest penetrating capabilities?
a. alpha
b. beta
c. gamma
d. x-rays

2. how is the atomic number affected when an atom releases an alpha particle?
a. it increases by one
b. it increases by two
c. it decreases by two
d. there is no change

3. how is the atomic number affected when gamma radiation is given off?
a. it increases by one
b. it increases by two
c. it decreases by two
d. there is no change

4. in one form of decay, a neutron
a. breaks down into a proton and emits an electron
b. becomes a new atom
c. gains an alpha particle
d. breaks down into two electrons

5. what does the band of stability for atomic nuclei refer to?
a. ratio of neutrons to protons
b. ratio of protons to neutrons
c. ratio of alpha particles to beta particles
d. ratio of beta particles to gamma radiation

6. what particle is needed to complete this balanced nuclear reaction? 222/86rn -> 218/84po +
a. an alpha particle
b. an electron
c. a beta particle
d. gamma radiation

7. a 3.5 gram sample of a radioactive element was formed in a 1960 explosion of an atomic bomb at johnson island in the pacific test site. the half-life of the radioactive element is 28 years. how much of the original sample will remain in the year 2030? choose the closest answer.
a. 0.40 g
b. 0.50 g
c. 0.60 g
d. 0.70 g

8. describe, in detail, two real world applications of radiation.

9. compare and contrast fission and fusion. how are they alike? how are they different?

10. you learned about three different devices that are used to detect radiation. describe one of them and how it works.

11. why do alpha particles have less penetrating power than beta particles?