Your Friend Says That the Helium Used to Inflate Balloons

question 64

Multiple Choice

Your friend says that the helium used to inflate balloons is a product of radioactive decay.Another friend says no way.With whom do you agree?

• A)If helium were a product of radioactive decay,we would all be radioactive.Agree with the friend that says "no way."
• B)Radioactive decay produces alpha particles,not helium.Agree with the friend that says "no way."
• C)Your first friend is correct.Radioactive isotopes emit alpha particles which,in turn,capture electrons and become helium atoms.
• D)Helium is an element of the periodic table,not some product of any reaction.Agree with the friend that says "no way."

Learn about the pace and implication of exponential growth.

Identify various types of resources, including non-metallic mineral resources.

Compute and understand the implications of world population growth on resource consumption.

Explain how an environmentally sustainable society manages its resources.

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