Across
- 3. results from radioactive decay, which is the process in which unstable atomic nuclei transform and emit radiation
- 5. the type of radiation that carries no charge
- 7. the combination of nuclei of light atoms to form heavier nuclei with the release of a lot of energy
- 8. what atomic nuclei have an imbalance of neutrons and are radioactive
- 9. the rate of decay of a radioactive isotope(half of it has decayed after one)
Down
- 1. the type of radiation that carries a negative charge(B.)
- 2. the minimum mass of fissionable material in a reactor that causes a chain reaction
- 4. the type of radiation that carries a positive electric charge(A.)
- 6. what M. equals in the equation E.=M.c.^2
- 10. what E. stands for in the equation E.= M.c.^2.