CHEMISTRY HALF LIFE STUFF Flashcards
1
Q
fission
A
contains n
2
Q
fusion
A
contains energy
3
Q
natural transmutation
A
decay, single reactant
4
Q
artificial transmutation
A
n and/or a particles, 2 reactants
5
Q
cobalt-60
A
kills bacteria in foods
6
Q
iodine-131
A
diagnosis and treament of thyroid disorders
7
Q
carbon-14
A
dating biological items
8
Q
uranium-235
A
nuclear reactions and weapons
9
Q
uranium-238
A
dating geologic formations
10
Q
raduium-226
A
treating cancer
11
Q
Tc-99
A
brain cancer
12
Q
stable nuclei
A
ratio of neutrons to protons that determines the stability of a givven nucleus
13
Q
positron emmissioin
A
loss of a positron
14
Q
prositron
A
particle that has the same mass but opposite charge of an electron
15
Q
half life
A
the time it takes for half of the atoms in a given sample of an element to decay
