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APSM Chemistry 03
Discovering Design with Chemistry chapter 03
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Radioactive decay | spontaneous breakdown of an atom's nucleus, which often changes the element to which the atom belongs |
| Physical constant | quantity in nature that never changes |
| Ground state | lowest energy state of a particle |
| Spectroscopy | Identifying chemicals by studying the light they emit or absorb |
| spontaneous breakdown of an atom's nucleus, which often changes the element to which the atom belongs | Radioactive decay |
| quantity in nature that never changes | Physical constant |
| lowest energy state of a particle | Ground state |
| Identifying chemicals by studying the light they emit or absorb | Spectroscopy |