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What Fundamental units of measurement do we use?   inchces, pounds, seconds  
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Definition of Work?   applying a force over a distance  
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Definition of Momentum?   product of mass of an object x velocity (speed)  
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Definition of Force?   push or pull exerted on object  
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Definition of Velocity?   speed  
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Definition of Power?   rate of doing work  
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Name the forms of energy.   Chemical, electrical, kinetic, potential, thermal  
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What is chemical energy?   release by chemical reaction  
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What is electrical energy?   movement of e- (current)  
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What is kinetic energy?   energy in motion  
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What is potential energy?   energy at rest  
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What is thermal energy?   from heat  
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State the unit of measurements of temperature?   F , C, Kelvin  
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Definition of x-ray   ionizing electromagnetic radiation  
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Definition of gamma   naturally occurring, comes from within the nucleus  
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Definition of alpha   heavy, absorbs by a piece of paper  
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Definition of beta   high speed e-, that will penetrate up to 5cm of skin  
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Definition of valence   determines chemical binding ability of atom  
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What are types of chemical bonding and definition   1.) covalent bond = sharing of a e- 2.) ionic bond = attraction between 2 ions  
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Definition of electromagnetic energy and examples   oscillating electric and magnetic fields that travel in a vacuum with the velocity of light. EXAMPLES = x-ray, gamma  
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Definition of matter and examples   anything that occupies space and has matter.EXAMPLES = solid, liquid, gas  
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Definition of analysis   collect data  
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Definition of synthesis   combination of components to form a connected whole  
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Definition of scientific law   proven idea  
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Definition of element   substance that CAN'T be broken down any further without changing its chemical properties  
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Definition of atom   smallest particle that has all the properties of an element  
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Definition of compound   amount of a molecule  
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Definition of ionization   when an atom has too many or too few electrons  
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Definition of octet   if an element has exactly 8 e- in outer most shell, it is considered stable  
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What is atomic #?   # of protons in the nucleus (Z#)  
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What is atomic mass?   # of protons and neutrons in the nucleus (A#)  
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Definition of a nucleon   proton and neutron in the nucleus  
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Definition of isotope   same atomic # (Z#), but different atomic mass (A#)  
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What is the horizontal and vertical portion of the periodic table called?   * vertical= family (group 1-8)* horizontal = period  
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What is the family on the periodic table?   same chemical properties  
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What is the period on the periodic table?   same # of electron shells, but different chemical properties  
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What is LET?   linear energy transfer = measure of the rate of which energy is transferred ionizing radiation to soft tissue  
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What is curie (bq)?   * curie = conventional unit of measurement of radioactivity* bq = standard unit of measurement of radioactivity  
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What is physical half-life?   amount of time it takes for radioactive source to reduce to ½ of initial intensity  
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What is biological half-life?   amount of time of radioactive source in the BODY to reduce by ½ of initial intensity  
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State the Laws of Conservation of Energy & Matter   matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but changed from one form to another  
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State the formula to compute # of e- permitted per shell   2n(2)  
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What are the 4 causes of ionization?   1.) Exposure of matter to x-ray or gamma (happens in pt body)2.) Exposure of matter to stream of e- (happens in tube)3.) Exposure of certain elements to light (in IRD & film screen crystals)4.) Spontaneous breakdown of a radioactive element  
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What is Physics?   study of matter and energy and interactions of energy and matter  
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What is Chemistry?   study of interactions of matter  
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How many sV per rem?   1 sV = 100 rem  
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How many R per gy?   100 R = 1 gy  
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What is the Conventional unit of measurement?   rem, rad, R  
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What is the Standard international unit of measurement?   gy, sV, C  
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Newton’s Law of Motion   Inertia = property of matter that acts to resist a change in its state of motion * Force = mass x acceleration (push or pull) * for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction  
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