Ch. 10 Wyatt Miller

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Across
  1. 1. This type of radiation carries a negative charge and can penetrate fairly deep into the skin
  2. 4. The minimum mass of a fissionable material
  3. 8. The combustion of nuclei of light atoms to form heavier nuclei with the release of much energy
  4. 9. A neutron hitting a heavy near unstable atom causing it to fly apart and create massive amounts of energy
  5. 10. The presence of this nuclei holds atoms together
Down
  1. 2. This radiation has a positive charge and can be deflected by a piece of paper
  2. 3. This type of radiation has no charge and is unaffected by electric or magnetic fields
  3. 5. A thin sheet of this can deflect Beta radiation
  4. 6. Using the half life of carbon to date something based off of how many carbon atoms are left in an object
  5. 7. In _______ Nuclei neutrons are less effective