RADIOACTIVITY
Across
- 2. : Energy emitted from radioactive substances
- 5. : Natural radiation present in the environment
- 7. : Splitting of a heavy nucleus into smaller nuclei
- 10. : The ability to do work; produced or released during nuclear reactions
- 13. : Natural breakdown of an unstable nucleus
- 14. : Atoms with the same number of protons but different neutrons
- 15. : The smallest unit of matter
- 16. : Radioactive isotope used to date fossils
- 19. : Joining of two light nuclei to form a heavier one
- 20. : High-frequency electromagnetic waves emitted in radioactive decay
Down
- 1. : A heavy element used as nuclear fuel
- 3. : The central part of an atom
- 4. : Positively charged particle in the nucleus
- 6. : The time taken for half of a radioactive substance to decay
- 8. : Process of releasing particles or energy from an unstable nucleus
- 9. : Negatively charged particle emitted in decay
- 11. : Instrument used to detect radiation
- 12. : Neutral particle in the nucleus
- 17. : Related to the nucleus of an atom or atomic energy
- 18. : Type of radiation particle, positively charged