Nuclear Chemistry

The Basics

100

A proton or a neutron

What is a nucleus

200

An unstable nucleus does this to become stable

What is decay

300

A distinct kind of atom or nucleus

Nuclide

400

An atom with the same #of protons, but differing # of neutrons

What is an isotope

500

What makes a nucleus stable?

equal # protons & neutrons

Alpha/Beta Decay

100

An alpha decay emits this particle

What is an alpha particle

200

Beta decay emits this particle

What is an electron

300

This can stop the energy released from an alpha decay, but not a beta

What is a piece of paper

400

Beta Decay can't go through what material?

An Aluminum Sheet

500

Gamma rays CAN go through what?

Skin cells, DNA

Vocabulary

100

The definition of a half-life

What is how long it takes for half the atoms in a sample of an atom to decay

200

What is Nuclear Chemistry?

How one nuclei becomes another nuclei

300

What is Transmutation?

How one element turns into another element

400

What is radiation?

The SPONTANEOUS decay of the nucleus

500

What is decay?

A decomposition or break down of an organic material

General Nuclear

100

Like repels like, and unlike charges attract

What is the Electrostatic Force

200

This type of reaction can cause a nuclear bomb

Nuclear Fission

300

This force helps hold the nucleus of an atom together because it allows protons to bond to each other

What is the Nuclear Strong Force

400

An atomic bomb is this type of reaction

What is Fussion

500

The white "smoke" coming out of the cooling towers

What is water vapor

Nuclear Uses

100

How is radiation used for energy? 

Cooling Towers

200

How is radiation used in health?

Fight cancer, X- rays

300

What type of energy level is found in smoke detectors?

Alpha Particles

400

What everyday objects contain radiation?

Phones, Radios, Smoke Dectectors

500

What is Carbon Dating?

Using the radiation element (Carbon -14) to discover how old an object is