NEW JERSEY RADON TECHNICIAN
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QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
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ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
(d)mismnotmdetectedmbymhumanmsenses,mismnaturallymoccurring,mdoesmnotmchemicallymreactm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmaremcharacteristicsmofmradon?
(a)mhasmnomstaticmcharge,msolidmparticle,mdoesmnotmreactmchemically
(b)mismamgas,mradioactive,mcanmbemdetectedmbymhumanmsenses
(c)mismman-made,mdoesmnotmchemicallymreact,mismamgas
(d)mismnotmdetectedmbymhumanmsenses,mismnaturallymoccurring,mdoesmnotmchemicallymreact
(c)mprotonsmandmneutronsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemnucleusmofmanmatommconsistsmof:
(a)melectronsmandmprotons
(b)mneutronsmandmelectrons
(c)mprotonsmandmneutrons
(d)mprotons,mneutronsmandmelectrons
(c)mthemnumbermofmprotonsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemcharacteristicmofmanmatommthatmdeterminesmwhichmelementmitmismis:
(a)mthemnumbermofmelectrons
(b)mthemnumbermofmneutrons
(c)mthemnumbermofmprotons
(d)mthemnumbermofmprotonsmandmneutrons
,(a)m0.4mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm1.3mpCi/Lmindoorsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemannualmaveragemU.S.moutdoormandmindoormradonmlevelsmare:
(a)m0.4mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm1.3mpCi/Lmindoors
(b)m0.5mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm4.0mpCi/Lmindoors
(c)m0.6mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm4.0mpCi/Lmindoors
(d)m0.7mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm1.3mpCi/Lmindoors
(c)mhasmlostmormgainedmelectronsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnmionmismanmatommthat:
(a)mcannotmacceptmadditionalmelectrons
(b)mcannotmeliminatemadditionalmelectrons
(c)mhasmlostmormgainedmelectrons
(d)mhasmnomelectrons
(c)m2.22mdisintegrationsmpermminutemwithinmamlitermofmairm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnempicoCuriempermlitermofmradonmismdefinedmas:
(a)monembillionthmofmamCurie
(b)m2.22mdisintegrationsmpermminutempermgrammofmair
(c)m2.22mdisintegrationsmpermminutemwithinmamlitermofmair
(d)m37mbillionmdisintegrationsmpermsecond
(a)m4mhoursm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmtakesm_____mhoursmformradonmtomreachmsecularmequilibriummwithmitsmshor
t-livedmdecaymproducts.
(a)m4mhours
(b)m12mhours
(c)m24mhours
(d)m48mhours
,(b)m0.034mWLm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmthemradonmconcentrationmism8mpCi/LmwhatmismthemWorkingmLevelmofmradon
mdecaymproductsmusingmcommonmassumptionsmofmequilibriummERm=m0.4?
(a)m0.024mWL
(b)m0.034mWL
(c)m0.040mWL
(d)m0.048mWL
(b)m7.5mpCi/Lm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmthemWorkingmLevelmconcentrationmism0.03mWL,musingmcommonmassumptio
nsmofmequilibriumm(ERm=m0.4),mwhatmismthemradonmconcentrationminmthemroom?
(a)m10.0mpCi/L
(b)m7.5mpCi/L
(c)m6.0mpCi/L
(d)m5.0mpCi/L
(b)m0.6m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmthemWorkingmLevelmconcentrationmism0.06mandmthemradonmconcentrationmi
sm10mpCi/L,mwhatmismthemEquilibriummRatio?
(a)m0.4
(b)m0.6
(c)m1.0
(d)m4.0
(d)mRadonm222moncemformed,mdisappearsminm3.8mdaysm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmINCORRECTmstatement?
(a)mRadonm222mismamradioactivemgas
, (b)mRadonm222mismdaymproductmofmradium
(c)mRadonm222mismanminertmgas
(d)mRadonm222moncemformed,mdisappearsminm3.8mdays
(a)mammeasurementmofm0.016mWLmofmradonmdecaymproductsmmeansm4mpCi/Lmofmradonmexistsminmth
emroomm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmnecessarilymamcorrectmstatement?
(a)mammeasurementmofm0.016mWLmofmradonmdecaymproductsmmeansm4mpCi/Lmofmradonmexistsminmth
emroom
(b)monempicoCuriemismonemtrillionthmofmamCurie
(c)monempCi/Lmismequalmtom2.2mdisintegration'sminmamlitermofmairminmamminute
(d)mWLmismdefinedmasmthemalphamenergymreleasedmfrommradonmdecaymproducts
(b)mammeasuremofmthemamountmofmradiationmproducedmbymthemradonmdecaymproductsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWorkingmLevelmismammeasuremof:
(a)mamlocationmofmworkmwithinmamuraniummmine
(b)mammeasuremofmthemamountmofmradiationmproducedmbymthemradonmdecaymproducts
(c)mamtime-dosemmeasuremofmthemexposuremtomradonmdecaymproducts
(d)mammeasuremofmthemamountmofmradiationmproducedmbymradonmgas
(a)m13mpCi/Lm-mCORRECTmANSWERmOne-
hundredm(100)mpCi/Lmofmradonmisminsidemamradonmproofmcontainer.mIfmthemcontainermismre-
measuredminm11m1/2mdaysmlater,mapproximatelymhowmmuchmradonmismleftminmthemcounter?
(a)m13mpCi/L
(b)m25mpCi/L
(c)m50mpCi/L
(d)m75mpCi/L
REVIEW UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
(d)mismnotmdetectedmbymhumanmsenses,mismnaturallymoccurring,mdoesmnotmchemicallymreactm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmaremcharacteristicsmofmradon?
(a)mhasmnomstaticmcharge,msolidmparticle,mdoesmnotmreactmchemically
(b)mismamgas,mradioactive,mcanmbemdetectedmbymhumanmsenses
(c)mismman-made,mdoesmnotmchemicallymreact,mismamgas
(d)mismnotmdetectedmbymhumanmsenses,mismnaturallymoccurring,mdoesmnotmchemicallymreact
(c)mprotonsmandmneutronsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemnucleusmofmanmatommconsistsmof:
(a)melectronsmandmprotons
(b)mneutronsmandmelectrons
(c)mprotonsmandmneutrons
(d)mprotons,mneutronsmandmelectrons
(c)mthemnumbermofmprotonsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemcharacteristicmofmanmatommthatmdeterminesmwhichmelementmitmismis:
(a)mthemnumbermofmelectrons
(b)mthemnumbermofmneutrons
(c)mthemnumbermofmprotons
(d)mthemnumbermofmprotonsmandmneutrons
,(a)m0.4mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm1.3mpCi/Lmindoorsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemannualmaveragemU.S.moutdoormandmindoormradonmlevelsmare:
(a)m0.4mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm1.3mpCi/Lmindoors
(b)m0.5mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm4.0mpCi/Lmindoors
(c)m0.6mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm4.0mpCi/Lmindoors
(d)m0.7mpCi/Lmoutdoorsmandm1.3mpCi/Lmindoors
(c)mhasmlostmormgainedmelectronsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnmionmismanmatommthat:
(a)mcannotmacceptmadditionalmelectrons
(b)mcannotmeliminatemadditionalmelectrons
(c)mhasmlostmormgainedmelectrons
(d)mhasmnomelectrons
(c)m2.22mdisintegrationsmpermminutemwithinmamlitermofmairm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnempicoCuriempermlitermofmradonmismdefinedmas:
(a)monembillionthmofmamCurie
(b)m2.22mdisintegrationsmpermminutempermgrammofmair
(c)m2.22mdisintegrationsmpermminutemwithinmamlitermofmair
(d)m37mbillionmdisintegrationsmpermsecond
(a)m4mhoursm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmtakesm_____mhoursmformradonmtomreachmsecularmequilibriummwithmitsmshor
t-livedmdecaymproducts.
(a)m4mhours
(b)m12mhours
(c)m24mhours
(d)m48mhours
,(b)m0.034mWLm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmthemradonmconcentrationmism8mpCi/LmwhatmismthemWorkingmLevelmofmradon
mdecaymproductsmusingmcommonmassumptionsmofmequilibriummERm=m0.4?
(a)m0.024mWL
(b)m0.034mWL
(c)m0.040mWL
(d)m0.048mWL
(b)m7.5mpCi/Lm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmthemWorkingmLevelmconcentrationmism0.03mWL,musingmcommonmassumptio
nsmofmequilibriumm(ERm=m0.4),mwhatmismthemradonmconcentrationminmthemroom?
(a)m10.0mpCi/L
(b)m7.5mpCi/L
(c)m6.0mpCi/L
(d)m5.0mpCi/L
(b)m0.6m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmthemWorkingmLevelmconcentrationmism0.06mandmthemradonmconcentrationmi
sm10mpCi/L,mwhatmismthemEquilibriummRatio?
(a)m0.4
(b)m0.6
(c)m1.0
(d)m4.0
(d)mRadonm222moncemformed,mdisappearsminm3.8mdaysm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmINCORRECTmstatement?
(a)mRadonm222mismamradioactivemgas
, (b)mRadonm222mismdaymproductmofmradium
(c)mRadonm222mismanminertmgas
(d)mRadonm222moncemformed,mdisappearsminm3.8mdays
(a)mammeasurementmofm0.016mWLmofmradonmdecaymproductsmmeansm4mpCi/Lmofmradonmexistsminmth
emroomm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmnecessarilymamcorrectmstatement?
(a)mammeasurementmofm0.016mWLmofmradonmdecaymproductsmmeansm4mpCi/Lmofmradonmexistsminmth
emroom
(b)monempicoCuriemismonemtrillionthmofmamCurie
(c)monempCi/Lmismequalmtom2.2mdisintegration'sminmamlitermofmairminmamminute
(d)mWLmismdefinedmasmthemalphamenergymreleasedmfrommradonmdecaymproducts
(b)mammeasuremofmthemamountmofmradiationmproducedmbymthemradonmdecaymproductsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWorkingmLevelmismammeasuremof:
(a)mamlocationmofmworkmwithinmamuraniummmine
(b)mammeasuremofmthemamountmofmradiationmproducedmbymthemradonmdecaymproducts
(c)mamtime-dosemmeasuremofmthemexposuremtomradonmdecaymproducts
(d)mammeasuremofmthemamountmofmradiationmproducedmbymradonmgas
(a)m13mpCi/Lm-mCORRECTmANSWERmOne-
hundredm(100)mpCi/Lmofmradonmisminsidemamradonmproofmcontainer.mIfmthemcontainermismre-
measuredminm11m1/2mdaysmlater,mapproximatelymhowmmuchmradonmismleftminmthemcounter?
(a)m13mpCi/L
(b)m25mpCi/L
(c)m50mpCi/L
(d)m75mpCi/L