Nuclear Flashcards
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radioisotope
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A radioisotope is an unstable isotope that undergoes radioactive decay.
2
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nuclear decay
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The process that radioisotopes undergo when they lose energy by emitting particles. During nuclear decay protons can become neutrons or vice versa.
3
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3 types of decay
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Alpha, beta, gamma
4
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half life
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The half life is the time an unstable isotope takes for half of its nucleus to decay into a more stable form.
5
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biomagnification
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Biomagnification is the build up of a chemical, usually toxic, in an organism’s tissues.
6
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Eutrophication Definition
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Eutrophication is excessive plant or algae growth due to too many resources provided for photosynthesis like excess nutrients caused by agricultural run off.
