Across
- 2. carries no charge.
- 6. have an imbalance of neutrons and protons.
- 7. A neutron hitting a U-235 nucleus may cause it to stretch and fly apart.
- 8. the minimum mass of fissionable material in a reactor or nuclear bomb that will sustain a chain reaction.
- 10. is a very distance-sensitive attraction between nucleons.
Down
- 1. Results from radioactive decay, which is the process in which unstable atomic nucleitransform and emit radiation.
- 3. carries a positive electric charge.
- 4. High-energy particles and High-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
- 5. carries a negative electric charge.
- 9. is the rate of decay of a radioactive isotope.