P.S.7 Radioactivity

This process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles and energy

• Radioactivity

• Radioisotope

• Nuclear Decay

• Background Radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

An isotope with an unstable nucleus

• Radioactivity

• Radioisotope

• Nuclear Decay

• Background Radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Charged particles and electromagnetic waves that are emitted from the nuclei of the radioisotopes

• Radioactivity

• Radioisotope

• Nuclear Radiation

• Background Radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Nuclear radiation that occurs naturally in the environment

• Radioactivity

• Radioisotope

• Nuclear Radiation

• Background Radiation

Positively charged particle made up of two protons and two neutrons

• Alpha Particle

• Beta Particle

• Gamma Ray

• Electron Capture

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

An electron emitted by an unstable nucleus

• Alpha Particle

• Beta Particle

• Gamma Ray

• Electron Capture

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A penetrating ray of energy emitted by an unstable nucleus

• Alpha Particle

• Beta Particle

• Gamma Ray

• Electron Capture

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The time required for one half of a sample of a radioisotope to decay

• Half Life

• Transmutation

• Transuranium Element

• Quark

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The conversion of atoms of one element to atoms of another

• Half Life

• Transmutation

• Transuranium Element

• Quark

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Elements with atomic numbers greater than 92

• Half Life

• Transmutation

• Transuranium Element

• Quark