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24 Cards in this Set
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Alpha or Electron |
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Proton |
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Gamma |
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Beta |
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Positron |
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The process in which a nucleus combines with another nucleus |
Nuclear Fusion |
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The process in which a nucleus splits into smaller nuclei |
Nuclear Fission |
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Where do these reactions happen? |
Nucleus |
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The two particles in the nucleus |
Proton Neutron |
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Electrically charged particles outside of the neutron |
Electron |
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The emission of energetic particles of an atom is a phenomenon known as? |
Radioactivity |
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Is it the loss of an alpha particle |
Alpha Decay |
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it is the loss of a beta particle |
Beta Decay |
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emission of a gamma ray |
Gamma Radiation |
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conversion of a proton in a nucleus into a neutron, along with the release of a positron |
Positron Emission |
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drawing of an electron into an atom's nucleus
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Electron Capture |
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Addition of alpha particle |
Alpha Bombardment |
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What does the superscript in a reaction symbolize? |
Atomic Mass |
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What does the subscript in a reaction symbolize?
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Atomic Number |
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Relativity Theory |
Einstein |
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Redshift Phenomenon |
Edwin Hubble |
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The Hypothesis of Primeval Atom |
Lemaitre |
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Hot big bang. H and He are first elements to form |
Gamow |
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What is the redshift phenomenon? |
That the further away the galaxy, the greater the redshift of it's spectral lines. |
