Nuclear Energy

2. a fast-moving electron emitted by radioactive decay of substances.
6. the total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
7. the action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts.
10. the interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a radioactive sample to decay
11. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
12. atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons
13. the release of energy from the decay of the nuclei of certain kinds of atoms and isotopes.
14. two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus

1. subatomic particles found inside the nucleus of every atom.
3. A positively charged particle that consists of two protons and two neutrons bound together
4. These are often emitted along with alpha or beta particles during radioactive decay.
5. the membrane-enclosed organelle within a cell that contains the chromosomes.
8. a chemical reaction or other process in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction.
9. a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge