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Nuclear energy

TermDefinition
fusion combines two smaller nuclei into one larger nucleus
fission process of splitting a nucleus into two nuclei with smaller masses
strong force causes protons and neutrons to be attracted to each other
tracer a radioisotope used to find or track molecules in an organism
Geiger counter a device that produces an electric current when radiation is present
beta particle high speed electron emitted from a nucleus
transmutation process of changing one element to another through nuclear decay
half-life amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a radioactive sample to decay
radioactivity the release of matter and energy from nuclear decay
alpha particle comprised of two protons and two neutrons
chain reaction an ongoing series of fission reactions
gamma particle electromagnetic waves with high frequency energy
radiation treatment used to stop the growth of some types of cancer cells
radiometric dating finding the age of an object by measuring isotope and
wire chamber used to detect trajectories of nuclear particles using charged wires
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