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Vocabulary from Chapter 25 of textbook

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Radioisotope   Isotopes of atoms with unstable nucei.  
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X-Ray   A form of high energy electromagnetic radiaion, emitted from certain materials that are in an excited electron state.  
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Nucleon   Subatomic particles found in the nucleus, protons and neutrons.  
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Strong Nuclear Force   A force that acts only on subatomic particles that are extremely close together, overcomes the electrostatic repulsion between protons.  
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Band of Stability   The region on a graph that represents number of neutrons vs number of protons, that illustrates stable nuclei of an atom.  
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Positron Emission   A radioactive decay process that involves the emission of a positron from a nucleus.  
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Positron   A particle with the same mass as an electron but opposite charge.  
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Electron Capture   Occurs when the nucleus of an atom draws in a surrounding electron.  
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Radioactive Decay Series   A series of nuclear reactions that begin with an unstable nucleus and results in the formation of a stable nucleus.  
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Transmutation   The conversion of an atom of one element to an atom of another element.  
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Induced Transmutation   The striking of a nucleus with a high-velocity charged particle.  
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Transuranium Elements   Elements immediately following Uranium on the periodic table, atomic numbers higher than or equal to 93.  
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Radiochemical Dating   The process of determining the age of an object by measuring the amount of a certain radioisotope remaining in that object.  
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Half-Life   The time required for one-half of a radioisotope's nuclei to decay into its products.  
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Mass Defect   The difference in mass between a nucleus and its omponent nucleons.  
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Nuclear Fission   The splitting of a nucleus into fragments.  
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Critical Mass   The neutrons released in one fission cause other fissions to occur.  
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Breeder Reactor   Reactors able to produce more fuel than they use.  
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Thermonuclear Reaction   The high energy, acheived at high temperatures, required to overcome the electrostatic repulsion between nuclei.  
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Nuclear Fusion   The combinin of atomic nuceli.  
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Ionizing Radiation   Radiation energetic enough to ionize matter with which it collides.  
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Radiotracer   A radioisotope that emits non-ionizing radiation and is used to to signal the presence of an element or specific substance.  
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Table N   Provides decay modes and half-life values for a variety of naturally radioactice elements.  
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