Nuclear Chemistry vocab

Which term is defined as a process that occurs when an unstable nucleus changes into a more stable nucleus by releasing particles and/or energy

• Nuclear radiation

• Nuclear Decay

• Neutron Emission

• Half-life

Which term is defined as the particles that are released from the nucleus during nuclear decay

• Nuclear radiation

• Nuclear decay

• Neutron Emission

• Half-life

Which term is defined as a type of nuclear radiation consisting of two protons and two neutrons

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• gamma ray

• neutron emission

Which term is defined as a high-speed electron that is emitted during nuclear decay

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• gamma ray

• neutron emission

Which term is defined as the high-energy particle of light emitted by a nucleus during fission and radioactive decay

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• gamma ray

• neutron emission

Which term is defined as the release of a high-energy neutron during radioactive decay

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• gamma ray

• neutron emission

Which term is defined as a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the release of energy

• Fission

• Fusion

• Half-life

• Nuclear Radiation

Which term is defined as a nuclear reaction in which two smaller nuclei fuse to form a more massive nucleus.

• chain reaction

• fission

• fusion

• half-life

A chain reaction is defined as an ongoing series of _ reactions

• alpha particle

• fission

• fusion

• half-life

Which term is defined as the smallest possible mass of a fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction

• nuclear decay

• beta particle

• fission

• critical mass