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X-rays and nuclear energy

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

X-rays are used in hospitals mainly to

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Question 2 of 10

The energy released when 0.001 kg of mass is converted entirely is (c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s)

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Question 3 of 10

Splitting a heavy nucleus, such as uranium-235, into smaller nuclei is

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Question 4 of 10

X-rays are used in hospitals because they

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Question 5 of 10

A nuclear reactor uses control rods made of

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Question 6 of 10

The maximum energy of X-ray photons from a tube at 50 kV is

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Question 7 of 10

The energy of the sun comes from

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Question 8 of 10

Einstein's mass–energy equation is

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Question 9 of 10

Hard X-rays differ from soft X-rays because they have

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Question 10 of 10

Einstein's equation E = mc² shows that

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.