Nuclear medicine Exam 1 Questions and Answers

Nuclear medicine Exam 1
Questions and Answers


electron volt (eV)


Ans- Very small amount




Nucleus


Ans- Contains most of the mass of atoms (neutrons and protons)




Electron cloud


Ans- Electrons surround cloud




Electron


Ans- 0 charge

,Neutron


Ans- -1 charge




Proton


Ans- +1 charge




Nucleons


Ans- protons and neutrons in the nucleus




Nuclide


Ans- Generic term for a combination of nucleons (protons and neutrons)




Atomic (proton #)


Ans- Z




mass number


Ans- A

, Neutron number


Ans- N




Isotopes


Ans- Same Z (proton #)




Isobars


Ans- Same A (mass #)




Isotones


Ans- Same N (neutron #)




Isomers


Ans- Same Z, A, N, and differ only in energy level




stable nuclide