Unstable nuclei become more stable by spontaneously undergoing a change in their nucleus and emitting radiation. What is the term used to describe this process?

Which of the following statements conflicts with the kinetic molecular theory of gases?

What law predicts the expansion of a balloon when helium is added?

Which type of radiation emitted by radioactive nuclei is the slowest moving and least penetrating?

When a cold-pack is activated, a chemical reaction occurs and the temperature of the pack contents drops sharply. Which of the following is a correct description of the reaction occurring in the pack?

When the isotope undergoes beta decay, what isotope is formed?

Choose the best classification of the reaction represented by the following equation: C 6H 12O 6(s) + 6O 2(g) → 6CO 2(g) + 6H 2O(l)

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) can react with phosphoric acid (H 3PO 4) in a neutralization reaction. What is the reacting ratio of NaOH to H 3PO 4?

Bombardment of which isotope with high speed neutrons (cosmic radiation) forms carbon-14 in the upper atmosphere?

Under normal conditions, which of the following would have the highest entropy?