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Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
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Chemistry
11th Grade
05/16/2010
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fusion
 Definition
nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei
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chain reaction
 Definition
series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
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half life
 Definition
time it takes for a nucleus to decay
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n/p ratio
 Definition
neutron to proton ratio
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transmutation
 Definition
conversion of an atom of one element into another
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radioisotope
 Definition
isotopes with an unstable nuclei
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Roentgen
 Definition
discovered x rays
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Becquerel
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discovered phosphoresense
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m and p curie
 Definition
discovered radioactivity
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Rutherford
 Definition
discovered alpha beta and gamma radiation
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