Across
- 3. opposite fission
- 7. Represented by the symbol (β)
- 9. Newton's cradle demonstrates this rule
- 11. The emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation
- 12. Consists of two protons and two neutrons bound together in a particle
- 14. The difference between the predicted mass and the actual mass of an atom's nucleus
Down
- 1. Alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays are forms of this
- 2. The strongest force out of the four fundamental forces
- 4. Produces multiple fission
- 5. Mechanical, thermal, and sonic are types of this
- 6. opposite fusion
- 8. Has the most energy of any wave in the electromagnetic spectrum
- 10. Margaret Gowing coined this term in 1940
- 13. The time required for half of the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate