Nuclear Energy Vocaulary
Across
- 3. The release of energy through the decay of elements.
- 5. The number on the periodic table that represents the average mass of an atom of that element.
- 7. Positively charged center of an atom.
- 9. The average mass of atoms of a certain element, shown on periodic table.
- 10. Neutrally charged part of an atom, located in the nucleus.
- 11. Reaction where 2 smaller atoms combine to make a new one.
- 12. A atom with a different mass than the mass number on the periodic table.
- 14. Same as a Helium nucleus, can be stopped by paper.
Down
- 1. A chemical reaction where the products spread the reaction.
- 2. Type of radiation that releases gamma rays, most dangerous.
- 4. Radioactive decay where a large atom is split into 2 smaller ones.
- 6. Negatively charged particle emitted during radioactive decay.
- 8. The amount of time it takes for half of a element to decay.
- 13. Positively charge part of an atom, located in the nucleus.