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Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Chemestry | Nuclear chemistry deals with all radioactive and nuclear aspects related to the chemistry field of science. |
| Alpha Particle | a positively charged particle consisting of two protons and two neutrons, emitted in radioactive decay or nuclear fission; the nucleus of a helium atom. |
| Beta Particle | an electron or positron emitted from an atomic nucleus in a certain type of radioactive decay. |
| Gamma Radiation | a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation (gamma radiation) emitted from an atomic nucleus. |
| Natural Transmutation | 1 turns into more than 1 |
| Artificial Transmutation | more than one turns into more than 1 |
| Fission | the neucleaous of an atom splits |
| Fussion | 2 neuclii smush togather |
| Half-life | the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate. |
| Radioactive decay | to change spontaneously into one or more different nuclei in a process in which atomic particles, as alpha particles, are emitted from the nucleus, electrons are captured or lost, or fission takes place. |