Chapter 25 Review
Key terms:
strong force
radioactivity
Transmutation
half-life
Cloud chamber
bubble chamber
Geiger counter
background radiation
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
chain reaction
critical mass
tracer
Tracers are used for ____________
3 types of radiation in listed in order of penetrating power
____________
_____________ _____________
Stability of an isotope nucleus depends on ____________
When 2 small nucleus unit to form a larger nucleus-__________
Detects radiation by using a super heated liquid-_____________
Helium with 2 protons & 2 neutrons -______________
Indicates the intensity of radiation-______________
Fission & fusion both produce ___________
C-14 is used to find the age of _____________
___________ holds the nucleus together
Why is C-14 radioactive & C-12 not?
Mass of an atom is located in the __________
Type of particles given off in a fission reaction-______________
What are the products of a fusion reaction?
3 uses of nuclear radiation
What elements don’t exist naturally?
What elements are all radioactive?
Nuclear Radiation
Alpha
Beta
symbol
form
cause
2 protons & 2
neutrons
neutron decay
into proton
charge
mass
speed
penetration
what stops it
effect on cells
faster than
alpha
Gamma