Across
- 2. Carries a negative electrical charge
- 4. A self-sustaining reaction in which the products of one reaction event initiate further reaction events
- 5. The high-energy particles and electromagnetic radiation emitted by a radioactive substance
- 7. High-frequency electromagnetic radiation emitted by radioactive nuclei
- 9. The combining of nuclei of light atoms to form heavier nuclei
- 10. The process of estimating the age of once-living material by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon present in the material
Down
- 1. The time required for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay
- 3. The splitting of the atomic nucleus into 2 smaller halves
- 6. The process of changing one chemical element to another
- 8. Carries a positive electrical charge