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Chapter 10 Review 2
Nuclear Decay, Fission, Fusion, Radiation
Question | Answer |
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fuel source for nuclear fission | uranium, plutonium, etc |
fuel source for nuclear fusion | hydrogen |
used to date organic remains | carbon-14 |
change in this number leads to an isotope | neutrons |
leads to change in energy level | gamma rays |
leads to change in atomic number only | beta particles |
leads to change in atomic number and mass | alpha particles |
graph that describes nuclear decay | exponential |
80% of your radiation exposure is from this | natural sources |
20% of your radiation exposure is from this | artificial sources |
units that radiation exposure is measure in | REMS |