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Chapter 4 Vocab
Jacob Albright's chapter 4 vocab list
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Chemistry | Involves the changing of the nucleus/stability of the nucleus. Ratio of protons to neutrons determines stabliity. |
| Alpha Particle | The weakest radioactive particle discussed in this chapter. |
| Beta Particle | The radioactive particle with a moderate strength. |
| Gamma radiation | The radioactive particle with the most strength. It has no charge and no mass. |
| Natural transmutation | Spontanious transmutations that occure naturally in the world. They have 1 reactant. |
| Artificial transmutation | Transmutation caused by scientists coliding a charged particle with a target nucleus. They have more than one reactant. |
| Fission | When a nucleus is broken apart in to more than one piece, and results in the release of energy. |
| Fusion | The process of atoms comming together to form other atoms. |
| Half-life | The amount of time it takes for half of a substance to decay. This is uneffected by temperature, pressure, and concentration. |
| Radioactive decay | When a change occurs in the nucleus of an atom spontaniously which leads to the release of atomic particles(Alpha particles, Beta particles exetera). |