Samuels PS/CHEM Nuclear Radiation

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When an atomic nucleus breaks up or changings, emitting radiation

Any unstable substance at the atomic level is said to be

The process of combining atoms

This device initiates an uncontrolled chain reaction of nuclear fission.

The domino effect that occurs if a critical mass has been reached allowing fission to split other atoms

The device uses nuclear fusion and is 2,500 more power than the atomic bomb

The decay that occurs when a neutron changes into a proton while emitting an electron

The decay that occurs when the atom emits 2 protons and 2 neutrons