Dr. Heiny: (Standard 11) Nuclear Chemistry
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| nuclear fission | the separating of the nucleus of an atom into smaller pieces
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| nuclear fusion | the combining of atomic nuclei
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| alpha decay | a type of radiation that forms alpha particles
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| beta decay | a type of radiation that forms beta particles
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| deuterium | a stable isotope of the element hydrogen. An atom of deuterium consists of one proton, one neutron and one electron.
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| gamma decay | A radioactive process in which an atomic nucleus loses energy
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| Geiger counter | a type of particle detector that measures ionizing radiation
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| Half-life | the period of time it takes for a substance undergoing decay to decrease by half.
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| Isotopes | different types of atoms (nuclides) of the same chemical element, each having a different number of neutrons
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| mass number | the total number of protons and neutrons
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| nucleon | another name for the protons and neutrons.
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| Quark | an elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter.
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| Radioactivity | the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus spontaneously loses energy by emitting ionizing particles and radiation
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| Strong nuclear force | a force holding the protons together in the nucleus; a short range but strong force
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| transmutation | a change of one element into another
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| Tritium | a radioactive isotope of hydrogen containing a mass of protons and neutrons equal to 3.
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| subatomic particles | particles that are smaller than atoms
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