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| made of two protons and two neutrons ,is emmited from the decay nucleus |
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| the electron is emmitted from the nucleus |
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| holds a supperheated liquid ,which doesnt boil because the pressure in the chamber is high |
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| the series of repeated fission reactions cause by the release of neutrons in each reaction |
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| can be used to detect alpha or beta particle radiation. |
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| when a radioistope is used to find or keep track of molecules in sn organism |
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| is the process of changing one element to another through nuclear decay |
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| is the amount of material required so that each fission reaction produces approximately one more fission reaction |
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| are electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies and the shortest wave lengths in the elector magnetic spectrum |
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| is a device that measures the amount of radiation by producing an electric current when it detects a charged particle |
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| amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of radioactive isotope to decay |
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| the process of splitting a nucleus into several smaller nuclei |
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| two nuclei with low masses are combined to form one nucleus of larger mass |
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| when the strong force is not large enough to hold a nucleus together tightly, the nucleus can decay, and give off matter and energy |
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| causes protons and neutrons to be attracted to each other |
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