Cards (11)
a form of radiation; a type of electromagnetic radiation at a high frequency (photon)
a force that is associated with nuclear decay and is one of the four fundamental forces
attractive force that acts between protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus
a high-speed electron with a 1- charge that is emitted during radioactive decay
a type of nuclear radiation consisting of two protons and two neutrons
length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
a spontaneous process in which unstable nuclei lose energy by emitting radiation
the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus
the process in which a radioactive isotope tends to break down into a stable isotope of the same element or another element
atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
