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Atoms,Ion and Nuclear Decay

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Atom   Fundamental building block of all materials; it consists of a cluster of protons and neutrons surrounded by a cloud electrons  
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Atomic Number   the number of protons in a nucleus; the atomic number determines what type of atom it is  
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Compound   A pure substance that is made up of two or more different types of atoms chemically joined  
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Crystal-Lattice   A grid-like structure of atoms or ions where particle is bonded to all of its neighboring atos  
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Element   a substance made up of only one type of atom  
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Isotopes   atoms that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons in their nucleus  
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Anion   Negatively charged ion  
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Cation   Positively charged ion  
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Ion   an atom that has lost or gained electrons and therefore has an electric charge  
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Ionic Bond   a bond between a cation and an anion due to electrostatic attraction of their opposite charge  
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Alpha Decay   a nuclear reaction in which a nucleus ejects an alpha particle  
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Alpha Particle   a particle made up of two protons and two neutrons, making it identical to a helium nucleus  
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Beta Decay   a form of nuclear reaction in which a beta particle is ejected  
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Beta Particle   a small, negatively charged particle that can be ejected from a nucleus during a nuclear reaction; it is identical to an electron  
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Nuclear decay   when a nucleus undergoes a nuclear reaction and emits radiation  
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Half-Life   the time it take for half the nuclei to decay  
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Radioisotope   an isotope with a nucleus that may undergo a nuclear reaction  
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Transmutation   one element transforming into another  
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