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19 Cards in this Set
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Alpha Decay |
Radioactive decay where the energetic product is alpha particles |
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Alpha Particle |
Helium 4 atoms stripped of their electrons. The result of high temperature fusion of of Helium nuclei. |
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Belt of Stability |
plotting of isotope stability based on neutron to proton ratio |
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beta Decay |
Radioactivity where the energetic product is electrons |
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beta Particle |
The electron in equations representing nuclear reactions |
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Chain Reaction |
Exponential increase in reaction produced neutrons and subsequent fission reactions |
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Critical Mass |
Minimal amount of radioactive material needed to sustain a chain reaction. |
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Gamma Radiation |
High energy radiation resulting from nuclear reactions |
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Half-Life |
The time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to decay. |
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Ionizing Radiation |
Any radiation with an energy greater than 1200kj/mol |
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Nuclear Fission |
splitting of unstable isotope into roughly equal sized parts to give two nuclei of similar size. |
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Nuclear Fusion |
Nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus |
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Radiation |
Products of nuclear reactions |
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Radioactive Decay Series |
String of reductive radioactive reactions toward nuclear stability |
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Radioactivity |
The emission of radiation |
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REM |
unit for effective radiation dose in medicine. |
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Sievert |
The SI unit for the amount of radiation a human is exposed to. (= 100 rem) |
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Strong Nuclear Force |
The force responsible for the attraction between protons & protons, neutrons & protons, and neutrons & neutrons |
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Transmutation |
Conversion of one element to another |
