Radioactivity crossword
Across
- 3. Dense material used to protect people or objects from radiation exposure.
- 9. Energy that carries enough power to detach electrons from atoms or molecules.
- 10. A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
Down
- 1. The process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation.
- 2. A device used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation.
- 4. A dense, radioactive metal (atomic number 94) used in nuclear reactors and weapons.
- 5. A stable subatomic particle with a negative charge, found outside the nucleus.
- 6. The total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus.
- 7. The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or moving subatomic particles.
- 8. The time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay.