Nuclear Chemistry

2. The use of radioisotopes to diagnose and treat diseases
3. composite particles consisting of two protons and two neutrons tightly bound together
6. the amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope/sample to decay
8. when neutrons from proceeding fission reaction then split more atoms and the fission continues like dominos
10. where fission is occurring at the nuclear power plant
12. elements passed number 92, which are synthetic
13. when one nucleus slams into another, creating a new nucleus
15. controlled fission is how we get ______.

1. all of the forms of light
4. the spontaneous breakdown of unstable nuclei
5. when a nucleus splits into two daughter nuclei, and releases an excess of neutrons as well
7. when two smaller nuclei combine to form a larger one
9. a term for any type of light or fast moving particle that emanates outward in all directions
11. Used to treat thyroid disease
14. used as a coolant in a nuclear reactor