Nuclear Vocab

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6 Terms

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Transmutation

when the atomic nucleus of one element is changed to the nucleus of a different element

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Natural Radioactivity (decay/transmutation)

when the nucleus of an isotope is unstable, due to an unfavorable ratio of protons to neutrons

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Half Life

 the time required for a substance to decay to 1/2 its initial value

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Artificial Transmutation

bombarding with charged particles

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Fission

Heavy elements splits into two lighter elements, neutrons and energy

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Fusion

Light nuclei combine to form heavier  nuclei and large amounts of energy