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chp. 16 ps
chapter 16 for holt book
Question | Answer |
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the process by which an unstable nucleus gives off nuclear radiation | radioactivity |
an atom that has the same number of protons as other atoms of the same element w./ a different number of nuetrons | isotope |
the splitting of the nuecleus of a large atom into 2 or more fragments | nueclear fission |
a continuous series of nueclear fission reactions | nuclear chain reaction |
the combination of nuclei of small atoms to form a large nucleus | nuclear fusion |