RCT CORE PRACTICE EXAM Q AND A
energybvinbvmotionbv-bvanswer--kineticbvenergy
whatbvisbvanbvamperebv-bvanswer--
thebvamountbvofbvflowbvofbvelectronsbvpastbvabvpointbvinbvabvcircuit
potentialbvenergybv-bvanswer--
thebvenergybvstoredbvasbvabvresultbvofbvpositionbvorbvconfiguration
1/d2bv-bvanswer--
thebvfurthestbvpointbvawaybvfrombvabvplanebvsource,bvthebvexposurebvratebvwillbvlowerbvbybv
whichbvrate
thebvlawbvofbvconservationbvofbvenergybvstatesbvthatbv-bvanswer--
energybvinbvabvclosedbvsystembvwillbvremainbvunchanged
protonbv-bvanswer--thebvparticlebvofbvanbvatombvwithbvabvpositivebvcharge
annualbvlimitbvonbvintakebv(ALI)bv-bvanswer--
thebvquantitybvobtainedbvbybvmultiplyingbvthebvDACbvwithbv2400bvm3bvequals
massbvnumberbv-bvanswer--
thebvnumberbvofbvprotonsbvandbvneutronsbvcontainedbvbybvanbvatombvis
readoutbvcircuitrybv-bvanswer--
whichbvpartbvofbvthebvinstrumentbvwillbvmeasurebvandbvanalyzebvthebvobservablebveffectbvfr
ombvthebvdetectorbvtobvprovidebvabvuseablebvindication
inbvthebvA/ZbvXbvnotation,bvZbvrepresents,bvAbvrepresents,bvXbvrepresentsbv-bvanswer--
atomicbvnumber
massbvnumber
symbolbvofbvelement
valencebvshellbv-bvanswer--
thebvhighestbvoccupiedbvenergybvlevelbvinbvabvgroundbvstatebvatombvis
interchangeablebv-bvanswer--thebvmass-
energybvequivalencebvtheorybvimpliesbvthatbvmassbvandbvenergybvare
cm2/mgbv-bvanswer--whatbvarebvthebvunitsbvthatbvarebvusedbvforbvmass-
attenuationbvcoefficient
mg/cm2bv-bvanswer--whatbvarebvthebvunitsbvforbvdensitybvthickness
, atombv-bvanswer--
massbvdefectbvdescribesbvthebvdifferencebvbetweenbvthebvmassesbvofbvthebvindividualbvpro
tons,bvneutrons,bvandbvelectronsbvandbvthebvmassbvofbvthebv____?
energybv-bvanswer--
thebvprocessbvofbvfissionbvcanbvbebvdescribedbvasbvthebvsplittingbvofbvthebvatombvintobvatbvle
astbvtwobvnucleibvwithbvanbvaccompanyingbvreleasebvof
cosmicbvradiationbvcomesbvfrombv-bvanswer--sunbvandbvstars
K-40bv-bvanswer--
whatbvisbvthebvprimarybvisotopebvforbvinternalbvemittersbvinbvregardsbvtobvbackgroundbvradia
tion
620bvmrem/yrbv-bvanswer--naturalbvman-
madebvbackgroundbvradiationbvcontributebvapproximatelybv___bvtobvthebvaveragebvU.S.bvc
itizen
chargedbvparticlebvemissionbv-bvanswer--
whatbvmethodbvofbvparticlebvinteractionbvforbvneutronsbvdoesbvthebvBF3bvdetectorbvuse
1.5bvtobv1bv-bvanswer--givenbvthebvneutron/
protonbvratiobvwhichbvwouldbvhavebvthebvleastbvnuclearbvstablility
anbvexamplebvofbvabvsituationbvthatbvwouldbvutilizebvsourcebvreductionbvforbvminimizingbvpe
rsonnelbvexternalbvexposuresbv-bvanswer--allowingbvtimebvforbvnaturalbvdecay
anbvexamplebvofbvabvsituationbvthatbvwouldbvutilizebvtimebvreductionbvforbvexposuresbv-
bvanswer--practicingbvworkbvbybvwaybvofbvmock-ups
usingbvexperiencedbvpersonnel
anbvexamplebvofbvabvsituationbvthatbvwouldbvutilizebvdistancebvreductionbvforbvexposuresbv-
bvanswer--usingbvextendablebvinstruments
radioactivebvdecaybv-bvanswer--
thebvprocessbvanbvunstablebvnucleusbvdisintegratesbvbybvreleasebvofbvenergybvuntilbvabvsta
blebvstatebvisbvreached
deadbvtimebv-bvanswer--
thebvtimebvfrombvthebvinitialbvpulsebvuntilbvanotherbvpulsebvcanbvbebvproduced
resolvingbvtimebv-bvanswer--
thebvtimebvfrombvthebvinitialbvpulsebvuntilbvanotherbvpulsebvcanbvbebvmeasured
recoverybvtimebv-bvanswer--
thebvtimebvfrombvthebvinitialbvpulsebvuntilbvthebvnextbvfullbvsizebvpulsebvcanbvbebvproduced
whatbvarebvparticulatebvradiationsbv-bvanswer--alpha,bvbeta
thebveyebv-bvanswer--300bvmg/cm2bvisbvthebvdensitybvthicknessbvforbvwhat
energybvinbvmotionbv-bvanswer--kineticbvenergy
whatbvisbvanbvamperebv-bvanswer--
thebvamountbvofbvflowbvofbvelectronsbvpastbvabvpointbvinbvabvcircuit
potentialbvenergybv-bvanswer--
thebvenergybvstoredbvasbvabvresultbvofbvpositionbvorbvconfiguration
1/d2bv-bvanswer--
thebvfurthestbvpointbvawaybvfrombvabvplanebvsource,bvthebvexposurebvratebvwillbvlowerbvbybv
whichbvrate
thebvlawbvofbvconservationbvofbvenergybvstatesbvthatbv-bvanswer--
energybvinbvabvclosedbvsystembvwillbvremainbvunchanged
protonbv-bvanswer--thebvparticlebvofbvanbvatombvwithbvabvpositivebvcharge
annualbvlimitbvonbvintakebv(ALI)bv-bvanswer--
thebvquantitybvobtainedbvbybvmultiplyingbvthebvDACbvwithbv2400bvm3bvequals
massbvnumberbv-bvanswer--
thebvnumberbvofbvprotonsbvandbvneutronsbvcontainedbvbybvanbvatombvis
readoutbvcircuitrybv-bvanswer--
whichbvpartbvofbvthebvinstrumentbvwillbvmeasurebvandbvanalyzebvthebvobservablebveffectbvfr
ombvthebvdetectorbvtobvprovidebvabvuseablebvindication
inbvthebvA/ZbvXbvnotation,bvZbvrepresents,bvAbvrepresents,bvXbvrepresentsbv-bvanswer--
atomicbvnumber
massbvnumber
symbolbvofbvelement
valencebvshellbv-bvanswer--
thebvhighestbvoccupiedbvenergybvlevelbvinbvabvgroundbvstatebvatombvis
interchangeablebv-bvanswer--thebvmass-
energybvequivalencebvtheorybvimpliesbvthatbvmassbvandbvenergybvare
cm2/mgbv-bvanswer--whatbvarebvthebvunitsbvthatbvarebvusedbvforbvmass-
attenuationbvcoefficient
mg/cm2bv-bvanswer--whatbvarebvthebvunitsbvforbvdensitybvthickness
, atombv-bvanswer--
massbvdefectbvdescribesbvthebvdifferencebvbetweenbvthebvmassesbvofbvthebvindividualbvpro
tons,bvneutrons,bvandbvelectronsbvandbvthebvmassbvofbvthebv____?
energybv-bvanswer--
thebvprocessbvofbvfissionbvcanbvbebvdescribedbvasbvthebvsplittingbvofbvthebvatombvintobvatbvle
astbvtwobvnucleibvwithbvanbvaccompanyingbvreleasebvof
cosmicbvradiationbvcomesbvfrombv-bvanswer--sunbvandbvstars
K-40bv-bvanswer--
whatbvisbvthebvprimarybvisotopebvforbvinternalbvemittersbvinbvregardsbvtobvbackgroundbvradia
tion
620bvmrem/yrbv-bvanswer--naturalbvman-
madebvbackgroundbvradiationbvcontributebvapproximatelybv___bvtobvthebvaveragebvU.S.bvc
itizen
chargedbvparticlebvemissionbv-bvanswer--
whatbvmethodbvofbvparticlebvinteractionbvforbvneutronsbvdoesbvthebvBF3bvdetectorbvuse
1.5bvtobv1bv-bvanswer--givenbvthebvneutron/
protonbvratiobvwhichbvwouldbvhavebvthebvleastbvnuclearbvstablility
anbvexamplebvofbvabvsituationbvthatbvwouldbvutilizebvsourcebvreductionbvforbvminimizingbvpe
rsonnelbvexternalbvexposuresbv-bvanswer--allowingbvtimebvforbvnaturalbvdecay
anbvexamplebvofbvabvsituationbvthatbvwouldbvutilizebvtimebvreductionbvforbvexposuresbv-
bvanswer--practicingbvworkbvbybvwaybvofbvmock-ups
usingbvexperiencedbvpersonnel
anbvexamplebvofbvabvsituationbvthatbvwouldbvutilizebvdistancebvreductionbvforbvexposuresbv-
bvanswer--usingbvextendablebvinstruments
radioactivebvdecaybv-bvanswer--
thebvprocessbvanbvunstablebvnucleusbvdisintegratesbvbybvreleasebvofbvenergybvuntilbvabvsta
blebvstatebvisbvreached
deadbvtimebv-bvanswer--
thebvtimebvfrombvthebvinitialbvpulsebvuntilbvanotherbvpulsebvcanbvbebvproduced
resolvingbvtimebv-bvanswer--
thebvtimebvfrombvthebvinitialbvpulsebvuntilbvanotherbvpulsebvcanbvbebvmeasured
recoverybvtimebv-bvanswer--
thebvtimebvfrombvthebvinitialbvpulsebvuntilbvthebvnextbvfullbvsizebvpulsebvcanbvbebvproduced
whatbvarebvparticulatebvradiationsbv-bvanswer--alpha,bvbeta
thebveyebv-bvanswer--300bvmg/cm2bvisbvthebvdensitybvthicknessbvforbvwhat