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Chapter 10 vocab
vocab from chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Radioactivity | |
| Radioisotope | |
| Nuclear radiation | |
| Alpha pariticle | A positively charged particle, emitted by certain radioactive nuclei, made up of two protons and two neutrons; a helium nucleus. |
| Beta particle | An electron emitted by an unstable nucleus. |
| Gamma ray | |
| Background radiation | Nuclear radiation that occurs naturally in the environment. |
| Half-life | |
| Transmutation | |
| Transuranium | |
| Quark | |
| Strong nuclear force | |
| Fission | |
| Chain reaction | A series of fission reactions triggered by neutrons released during the fission of a nucleus. |
| Critical mass | |
| Fusion | |
| Plasma |