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| Nucleus is bombarded with neutrons resulting into the splitting of the nucleus into smaller fragments |
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| Nuclei combine to form produce a nucleus of greater mass |
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| Radioactive elements spontaneously decay over a long period of time and transform into other more stable elements |
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| Man-made reactions in which a nucleus is bombarded with a high speed particle which causes the nucleus to emit a proton or neutron |
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| Give charged particles energy to overcome electrostatic forces + penetrate the nucleus of an atom |
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| The time required for one half of the nuclei of a radioisotope sample to decay to atoms of new elements |
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