Decay
Fusion
Fission
Equations
Half life
100
Decay happens at this rate in any environment.
A constant rate, decay remains the same.
100
Fusion typically occur here.
What is in the Sun and other typical stars.
100
Nuclear fission results in this conversion.
What is from mass to energy.
100
The fusion reaction which happens on the Sun.
What is two hydrogen atoms fusing into 1 helium atom.
100
The percent of a radioactive isotope remaining after 1000 years when its half life is 250 years.
What is 6.25%
200
This is the direction is the curve for radioactive decay.
What is curving from high to low, left to right.
200
Fusion reactions make this conversion that results in energy.
What is from mass to energy.
200
One possible fission reaction involving alpha particles.
What is heavy nuclei slpitting into lighter nuclei emitting alpha particles.
200
Radioisotopes for medical purposes must have these qualities.
What is short half lives and be quickly eliminated from the body.
300
An Alpha decay particle.
What is 4/2 He.
300
Nuclear fusion forms this from lighter isotopes.
What is heavier isotopes.
300
A serious risk of operating a nuclear power plant.
What is radioisotopes with long half-lives.
400
A beta decay particle.
What is 0/-1e
400
The reason that a nuclear fusion reactor has not yet been developed.
What is it requires very high energies.
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