Nuclear Chemistry
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| Alpha Particle | Emitted in alpha decay; low penetrating power
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| Beta Particle | Intermediate penetrating power
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| Gamma Radiation | High electromagnetic radiation
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| Positron | Mass of an electron; positive charge
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| Radioisotope | Radioactive material; unstable
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| Band of Stability | Region where nucleus is stable in n:p ratio; 1:1-1.5:1 ratio
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| Transmutation | Changing one element to another
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| Radioactive Decay Series | The number of reactions to make an unstable nucleus stable
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| Half-life | The time it takes for half of a sample to decay
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| Carbon Dating | Using carbon-14 to determine the age of something
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| Fission | Heavy particle splits into two or more smaller particles; nuclear reactor; releases energy
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| Fusion | Two lighter particles form a heavier particle; sun; releases energy
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| Control Rods | Absorbs neutrons in nuclear reactors; determines control rate of reaction
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| Geiger Counter | Measures radioactivity levels
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| Atomic Bomb | "Little Boy", "Fat Man", uranium or plutonium fission device
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| Hydrogen Bomb | Fission-fusion-fission; 1000x more powerful than atomic bomb
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| Neutron Bomb | Kill all living things; leave buildings and roads intact
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| Mass Defect | Difference in mass of nucleus vs. mass of nucleons
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| Binding Energy | Energy holding nucleons together in nucleus
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| Mass Number | Sum of protons and neutrons
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| Atomic Number | Number of protons; upper-right in box on periodic table
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| CERN | Largest particle accelerator, large hadron collider, France and Switzerland, mostly underground, study matter, subatomic particles, and the big bang theory
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| Nuclear Reactor | Device that produces energy from uranium fission
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