collectively protons and neutrons are referred to as this.
What are nucleons
100
A beta particle has this charge.
What is negative?
100
The two names of the spectrum that contains x-rays, microwaves, radio waves, and gamma rays.
What is the electromagnetic spectrum and the light spectrum?
100
A nucleus splitting into two smaller nuclei is undergoing this process.
What is Fission?
200
electrons emit this when they move down an energy level
What is light
200
This force holds the nucleus together.
What is the strong force?
200
Another word for a helium nucleus.
What is an alpha particle?
200
The larger ________ a photon of light has the more energy it has.
What is Frequency?
200
Between fission and fusion this process is much cleaner and produces much more energy.
What is fusion
300
The wavelength of an electron is equal to this.
What is Plank's constant divided by momentum
300
This force pushes the nucleus apart.
What is the electromagnetic force?
300
The mass of a gamma particle.
What is nothing (it is high energy light)
300
Diffraction of a golf ball is impossible to measure because of this.
What is it is too big?
300
If a neutron is removed from a nucleus the nucleus will become this.
What is lighter?
400
The true motion pattern of electrons has been used to develop this piece of viewing equipment.
What is an electron microscope?
400
atoms with a different # of neutrons are known as these.
What are isotopes?
400
All of the elements heavier than Uranium have been artificially created using this process.
What is transmutation?
400
This type of light has so much energy that it is considered radioactive, and could easily "kick out" an electron by way of this effect.
What are gamma rays; photoelectric
400
The presence of this atom would signify imminent death for a star.
What is iron?
500
This was used to show that electrons move as waves
What is a diffraction grating
500
The # of neutrons in Uranium 238
What is 146?
500
a sample of 5g of thorium 234 is found along with a 15g sample of uranium 238. The sample is this old.
(1/2 life of U is 3.8 E9 years)
What is 1.9E9?
500
an electron that moved one energy level in a lithium atom would emit this type of quantum when compared to an electron moving one energy level in a gold atom.
What is higher energy/frequency?
500
a grain of sand is converted to 1.444E12 Joules of energy, and weight this much in grams.