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| The mass of a nucleus is less than the sum of masses of it's constituent protons and neutrons. |
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| What is the binding energy? |
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| The energy required to separate a nucleus in to it's constituent protons and neutrons. |
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| Relationship between binding energy and stability of the nucleus. |
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| Nuclear reaction where a large nuclei breaks down in to smaller ones. |
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| Nuclear reaction where 2 or more atomic nuclei join to form a single heavier nucleus. Larger release of energy than fission. |
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| Define radioactivity activity |
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| Activity (A)-The number of nuclear disintegrations per unit time, unit Bq. |
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| Define the radioactivity decay constant. |
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| Decay Constant (Lander)-Theprobability of decay per unit time of nucleus. |
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| Define radioactivity half life. |
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| The time taken for half the nuclei in a sample of nuclide to decay. |
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Can't be influenced by environmental factors which is indicative of the spontaneous nature of radioactive decay.
The rate of decay is directly proportional to the number of unstable nuclei present. |
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| What does the bumpiness of the radioactive decay graph represent? |
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| The random nature of radioactive decay. |
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