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Homework Assignment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the time that an atom given radioactive substances to disintegrate. | Half-Life |
| the electron with radiation activity coming from a nucleus. | Gamma Ray |
| a positively charged particle that has 2 protons and 2 neutrons that sends radioactive decay. | Alpha Particle |
| 2 or more forms of a chemical element containing the same number of protons in the neaucleus or same mass number with different amounts of neutrons. | Isotope |
| the property of certain elements producing radiation from changes in the nuclei. | Radioactivity |
| a radioactive process where a beta particle is produced from the nucleus of an atom raising the atomic number of the atom by one if the particle is negatively charged, lowering by one if positively charged. | Beta Decay |
| the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms with the release of energy. | Nuclear Fission |