Fission/Fusion Vocab Flashcard

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Penetrating radiation from an unstable nucleus

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Gamma Ray

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Charged particles & electromagnetic waves emitted from radioisotope nuclei

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Nuclear radiation

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A series of fission reactions triggered by neutrons released during nucleus fission

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Chain Reaction

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Nuclear reaction where an atomic nucleus splits into two smaller parts.

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Fission

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Positively charged particle from radioactive nuclei, made of 2 protons & 2 neutrons

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Alpha particle

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Electron emitted by an unstable nucleus

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Beta particle

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Time for half of a radioactive isotope to decay

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Half-life

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Process where an unstable nucleus emits charged particles & energy

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Radioactivity

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Nuclear reaction where two nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus

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Fusion

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Subatomic particle, basic unit of matter

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