Select the correct answer. An electric bell is placed inside a transparent glass jar. The bell can be turned on and off using a switch on the outside of the jar. A vacuum is created inside the jar by sucking out the air. Then the bell is rung using the switch. What will we see and hear?

A.
We’ll see the bell move, but we won’t hear it ring.
B.
We won’t see the bell move, but we’ll hear it ring.
C.
We’ll see the bell move and hear it ring.
D.
We won’t see the bell move or hear it ring.
E.
We’ll see the sound waves exit the vacuum pump.

A.

We’ll see the bell move, but we won’t hear it ring.

Explanation:

Sound waves need a medium to travel and cannot travel in vaccuum

answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.