gamma | | like charges _____ each other |
proton | | decay that releases only energy; no particles |
nucleus | | neutral particle |
becquerel | | space surrounding the nucleus |
atom | | used to control the rate of reaction in a nuclear power reactor |
rutherford | | positive charged particle |
isotope | | discovered radioactivity |
electron | | an electron form a nuclear decay is a ____ particle. |
fission | | discovered electrons |
mass number | | opposite charges ____ each other |
controlrods | | alpha radiation is easily stopped by this material |
attract | | protons and neutrons combined |
fusion | | discovered the nucleus |
halflife | | splitting a Uranium nucleus to release energy |
paper | | time required for 1/2 of a radioactive sample to decay |
neutron | | ___ and ___ were the first two atomic bombs |
fatmanlittleboy | | smallest particle of matter that retains properties |
decayseries | | An atom with mass number 75 and 44 protons would have how many neutrons [spell out number] |
beta | | A particle of 2 protons and 2 neutrons |
alpha | | all the radiaoctive decays an element goes through to become stable |
atomicnumber | | joining 2 hydrogen nuclei to form a helium nucleus |
electroncloud | | negative particle |
thirtyone | | number of protons in an atom |
repel | | atoms of the same element with different mass numbers |
thomson | | small, dense and solid |