Vocab Unit D:
Term
Proton
Definition
Charge:
Mass;
Location:
Electron
Charge:
Mass;
Location:
Neutron
Charge:
Mass;
Location:
Isotope
Radioactivity
Radioisotope
Transmutation
Alpha
Particle
Alpha Decay
With example
Charge:
Penetrating Power:
Symbol:
Mass;
Beta Particle
Charge:
Mass;
Penetrating Power:
Symbol:
Beta Decay
With example
Gamma Ray
Charge:
Mass;
Penetrating Power:
Symbol:
Positron
Charge:
Penetrating Power:
Symbol:
Positron Emission
With example
Mass Number
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Emit
(Emission)
Nuclear Charge
Half-Life
Mass;
Tracer
Decay
Decay mode
Atomic number
MATCHING: after completing the vocab definitions on the previous pages, try to
match the correct vocab term with my definition; some of your words may be used
more than once
_________________________positive subatomic particle in the nucleus
_________________________ invisible rays emitted by radioactive substances
________________________negative subatomic particle outside the nucleus
________________________identifies an atom; equal to the number of protons
________________________particle in the nucleus with no charge
________________________to break down
________________________includes the mass of protons and neutrons in a single atom
________________________ shows types of particles emitted by radioisotope (mode)
________________________subatomic particle that has the opposite charge to a proton,
found outside the nucleus
________________________isotope of an atom that is radioactive
________________________equal to the charge of all the protons in the nucleus
________________________radioactive isotope used to trace or follow a reaction
________________________the amount of time it takes for one half of a radioactive isotope
to decay or transmutate into another element
________________________to give off or release
________________________when a large nucleus is split, releases huge amount of energy
________________________ high energy electron that leaves the nucleus
________________________when small nuclei like H and He come together, releases huge
amount of energy
________________________particle with mass of electron but positive charge
________________________ particle with a mass of 4 and charge of +2
________________________ has no mass and no charge
________________________subatomic particle with the same mass as a proton
________________________change of one element into another element
________________________ emitted when proton changes into a neutron
________________________elements with the same atomic number but a different mass
number
________________________emitted when a neutron changes into a proton
_______________________subatomic particle with a negligible mass
________________________atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
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