Nuclear Chemistry
Reaction of the Nucleus of the atom
Roentgen
Discovered X-rays
Becquerel
Discovered radiation through exposed films
The Curies
Discovered radioactivity (Coined the term Radioactive)
Rutherford
Discovered Alpha and Beta Particles (emitted through Uranium)
Villard
Discovered Gamma Rays
Atomic Number
Number of Protons or Electrons
Mass Number
Sum of Protons and Neutrons
Isotope
Different Mass number, same elements
Nuecleons
Protons and Neutrons
Strong Nuclear Force
Force that attracts and holds the Nucleus together