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Chem Chapter 4

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Discovered radioactivity, which occurred when he found that the element uranium (in a sample of pitchblende) emitted invisible rays that could darken a photographic plate   Henri Becqueral  
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Found that atoms consist mostly of empty space and have a small nucleus   Lord Rutherford  
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Found that rays are given off by uranium and radium   Marie Curie  
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Discovered transuranium elements and patented berkelium and californium   Seaborg  
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Discovered x-rays   Roentgen  
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A change in which one or more substances are changed into one or more new substances   Chemical reactions  
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A reastion, as in fission, fusion, or radioactive decay, that alters the energy, composition, or structure of an atomic nucleus   Nuclear reactions  
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Particles that make up the atomic nucleus   Nucleon  
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Particular kind of atom containing a definite number of protons and neutrons   Nuclide  
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The changing of one element into another   Transmutation  
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A reaction that changes the number of protons in the nucleus, an atom w/ a new atomic # is obtained   Induced transmutation  
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Members of the actinide series   Transuranium elements  
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Breaking apart of an unstable nucleus into two roughly equal parts   Fission  
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When two or more small nuclei melt together to form one larger nucleus   Fusion  
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Do nuclear reactors use fission or fusion to generate energy?   Fission, because an atom needs to be split in order to generate energy  
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The length of time it takes for one-half of the atoms to disintegrate   Half-life  
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What most likely makes a nucleus more stable and less likely to decay?   Even number of protons and neutrons and not too'big'  
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Compare and contrast alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma radiation in terms of composition, energy, mass, and penetrating ability   Alpha particles - helium nucleus consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons, low energy, roughly 4.0015 amu, low penetrating ability Beta particles - high-speed electron, high energy, light mass, greater penetrating ability  
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Compare and contrast alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma radiation in terms of composition, energy, mass, and penetrating ability (cont'd)   Gamma rays - high-speed electron, very high energy, lightest mass, and greatest penetrating ability  
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