Chemistry Crossword
Across
- 4. the spontaneous emission of alpha particles
- 6. fast-moving electrons emitted by a radioactive substance
- 9. Isotopes that have the same number of neutrons
- 10. Combining smaller nuclei into bigger nuclei
- 12. when a nuclide is produced in an excited state
- 14. the time it takes for half of the particles in a sample to decay
- 15. particle of ionizing radiation consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons
- 17. isotopes of the same mass
- 18. radioactive decay process where an element may decay to another element that may also be radioactive
- 19. electromagnetic radiation of very short wavelength
Down
- 1. Nucleus formed during the radioactive decay process
- 2. of a substance emitting particles and radiation and being unstable
- 3. The number of nucleons (P+N) of an atom
- 5. The same as the number of protons
- 7. spontaneous emission of beta particles
- 8. a tool used to measure the relative abundance of atoms and molecules
- 9. Atoms with the same proton number, but a different number of neutrons
- 11. of an atom, having a ratio of 1-1.5 of neutrons to protons
- 13. Change that leads to the degeneration of a substance
- 16. splitting nuclei into smaller nuclei