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- 3. A protective barrier made of lead that absorbs and blocks harmful radiation.
- 5. The total number of protons and neutrons found in the nucleus of an atom.
- 6. The natural process in which an unstable radioactive atom loses energy over time.
- 7. A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom.
- 8. A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom.
- 9. A type of radiation that has enough energy to remove electrons from atoms and molecules.
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- 1. An instrument used to detect and measure levels of radioactive radiation.
- 2. The amount of time required for half of a radioactive substance to decay.
- 4. The emission of energy as waves or particles through space or matter.
- 7. A highly radioactive chemical element commonly used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.