Nuclear Fusion, Fission, and Electromagnetic Radiation

What is the release of radiation particles due to the disintegration of an atom's nucleus called?

• Radioactivity

• Photovoltaic

• Thermodynamics

• Magnetism

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What is the emission of radiation particles from the nucleus called?

• Radioactivity

• Photovoltaic

• Thermodynamics

• Magnetism

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A reaction in which two light nuclei combine to produce a nucleus of heavier mass, resulting in the release of a large amount of energy.

• Nuclear Bomb

• Nuclear Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

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The specific wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electrons of atoms or molecules as those electrons return to a lower and more stable energy state

• particle ionization

• electron spectrum

• emission spectra

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The distribution of energy in wavelengths within a system

• Range

• Spectrum

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When a large nucleus splits into a smaller nucleus + energy formed

• Fission

• Fusion

• Alpha Particle

• Beta Particle

• Gamma Radiation

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Two lighter nuclei come together forming larger nucleus

• Fission

• Fusion

• Alpha Particle

• Beta Particle

• Gamma Radiation

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a nuclear weapon that uses the energy from a primary nuclear fission reaction to compress and ignite a secondary nuclear fusion reaction

• Fission

• Fusion

• Thermonuclear Bomb

• Alpha Particle

• Gamma Radiation

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Equivalent of a helium nucleus (2 protons, 2 neutrons)

• Fission

• Fusion

• Alpha Particle

• Beta Particle

• Gamma Radiation

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high energy electromagnetic radiation that usually accompanies alpha or beta radiation and accounts for most of the energy lost during radioactivity decay

• Fission

• Fusion

• Alpha Particle

• Beta Particle

• Gamma Radiation

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