Comp.1 Part 2

Question 0

How does fusion release energy and the number of protons and neutrons do not change?

Answer 0

fusion releases it’s energy when a nucleus Is formed or broken apart the number of protons and neutrons do not change because of the amount of energy being released

Question 1

What is the nuclear process of fusion that makes up different forms of matter (i.e., chemical elements) within stars?

Answer 1

Atoms within the star move fast which makes the atoms combine together to form a bigger element

Question 2

What is fusion?

Answer 2

Small isotopes combine to form a new element and energy

Question 3

What is Fission?

Answer 3

A chain reaction where neutrons hit an unstable radioactive atom and separates into 2 daughter particles and 3 neutrons

Question 4

What is radioactive decay?

Answer 4

The process by which an atom breaks apart because because it’s nucleus is unstable

Question 5

What are the two types of radiation?

Answer 5

Alpha: 4 Beta: 0
He And e
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Question 6

What is an isotope?

Answer 6

An isotope is two or more forms of the same element that contain equal amount of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei