What is
Subatomic Particles
What is fusion
Combining smaller nuclei together to form larger nuclei
The time for half the radioactive nuclei in any sample to undergo radioactive decay
Half-life
breaking a large nucleus into smaller nuclei
Fission
Why isn't fusion used in power plants?
required temperatures are too high
if you start with 100 grams of plutonium-239, which has a half-life of 24,110 years, how much of it would remain after 96,400 years?
6.25
A high-energy photon is emitted from the radioactive nucleus.
Gamma Particle
What are the downsides of using fission as an energy source
Nuclear waste danger of out of control chain reaction
A negatively charged particle that spins around the outside of the nucleus.
Electron
Productive uses for nuclear chemistry
what are medicine, energy, food irradiation.
A Type of physical interaction that occurs between electrically charged particles
Electromagnetic forces
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