Nuclear Physics

3. force, responsible for electrostatic attraction and repulsion
5. Nuclear force, pretty strong but only operates over short distances. Responsible for radioactive decay
6. the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles and energy
7. Nuclear Force, the attractive force that binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus
8. Particle, an electron emitted by an unstable nucleus
11. the conversion of atoms of one element to atoms of another-involves nuclear but not chemical change
12. where the nuclei of two atoms combine to form a larger nucleus
13. Reaction, in it, neutrons are released during the splitting of an initial nucleus trigger a series of nuclear forces
14. Radiation, charged particles and energy that are emitted from the nuclei of radioisotopes
15. Albert Einstein's mass energy equation

1. Particle, a positively charged particle made up of two protons and two electrons-same as a helium nucleus
2. Radiation, nuclear radiation that occurs naturally in the environment
4. force, very weak only noticeable when large masses are involved
9. rods, slows a nuclear chain reaction by absorbing neutrons
10. the time required for one half of a sample of a radioactive element to decay
12. the splitting of an atomic nucleus into two smaller parts