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| process by which an unstable nucleus emits one or more particles or energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation |
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| charged particles or energry emitted by an unstable nucleus |
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| a positively charged particle, emitted by some radioactive decay in a neutron in an unstable nucleus |
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| an electron emitted during the radioactive decay of a neutron in an unstable nuclues |
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| high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay |
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| the release of a high-energy neutron by some neutron-righ nuclei during radioactive decay |
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| the time required for half a sample of radioactive nuclei to decay |
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| the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in a nuclei |
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| the process by which a nucleus splits into 2 or more smaller fragments, releasing neutrons and energy |
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| a series of fission processes in which the neutrons emitted by a dividing cause the diviesion of another nuclei |
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| the minimum mass of a fissionable isotope in whcih tha nuclear chain reaction can occur |
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| the process in which light nuclei combine at exremely high temperatures, forming heavier nuclei and releasing energy |
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