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atomic energy

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the process by which an unstable nucleus gives off nuclear radiation   radioactinity  
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radioactivity was discovered by   Henri Becquerel  
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radioactive decay is the same as..   radioactivity  
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a particle that consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons   alpha particle  
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in the nuleus of a helium atom   alpha decay  
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alpha decay travels the.........   shortest distance  
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what type of decay has the least penetrating power?   alpha decay  
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particle consists of an electron or positron.   beta decay  
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in alpha decay the atomic number ________   decreases 2  
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in alpha decay the _____________ decreases by 4   mass number  
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a beta particle comes from the breakdown of a _________   neutron  
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a beta particle travels ________ than a alpha particle   greater  
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A beta partile has greater penetrating power than ________   alpha particle  
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the mass number __________ in a beta particle   stays the same  
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in a beta particle the atomic number in creases by ____   one  
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ray is pure light or energy   gamma ray  
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in a gamma ray the ___________ changes   energy level  
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in gamma decay there is _________ to the substance   no change  
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sickness, cell damage, cancers, and damage to building structures are all __________   radiation causes  
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can use radiation for cardon dating of _______   fossils  
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use radioactive tracers to cheak out function of internal organs   nuclear medicine  
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can use radioactive ___________ to find leaks in pipes.   isotopes  
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form of a element with the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons   isotopes  
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the amont of time it takes for half of a radioactive substamce to decay   half life  
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