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Ch.16 Vocab
Atomic Energy
Question | Answer |
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Radioactivity | The process by which an unstable nucleus gives off nuclear radiation. |
Mass Number | The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the necleaus of an atom. |
Isotope | An atom that has the same number of protonns(or the same atomic number) as other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons (and thus a different atomic mass.) |
Half-life | Teh time needed for half of a sample of a radioactive substance to undergo radioactive decay. |
Nuclear Fission | The splitting of the nucleus of a large atom into two or more fragments; releases additional neutrons and energy. |
Nuclear Chain Reaction | A continuous series of nuclear fissin reactions. |
Nuclear Fusion | The combination of the nuclei of small atoms to a form a large nucleus; releases energy. |