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Radiation Flashcards

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1
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alpha particles

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stripped helium nuclei, reduce the atomic mass by 4

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stripped helium nuclei, reduce the atomic mass by 4

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alpha particles

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Beta particles

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loose electron, causes the atomic charge (number) to go up by one.

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loose electron, causes the atomic charge (number) to go up by one.

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Beta particles

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gama rays

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high enery photons, do not change the nucleus they are released from

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high enery photons, do not change the nucleus they are released from

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gama rays

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Bequrerel

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rate of disentegrations (1/s)

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rate of disentegrations (1/s)

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Bequrerel

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bequrels to curies

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1Ci=3.7*10^10 Bq

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1Ci=3.7*10^10 Bq

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bequrels to curies

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Rad

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the amount of radiation required to impart 0.01 J of energy into 1 Kg of flesh, varries depending on the radiation type.

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the amount of radiation required to impart 0.01 J of energy into 1 Kg of flesh, varries depending on the radiation type.

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Rad

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rem (retongen equivilant man)

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similar to Rad’s but adjusted to take different radiation types into account

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similar to Rad’s but adjusted to take different radiation types into account

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rem (retongen equivilant man)

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1 Seivert

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100 rem

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100 rem

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1 seivert

17
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composituion of fuel rods

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alternating U235 (the fissable isotope) and zirconium disks

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alternating U235 (the fissable isotope) and zirconium disks

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composituion of fuel rods

19
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controll rods

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rods of cadmium that capture neutrons before they can react with more uranium

20
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rods of cadmium that capture neutrons before they can react with more uranium

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controll rods

21
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spent fuel rods

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hundreds of times more radioactive than normal fuel rods, but none of the reactions are useful fission reactions, mostly produce beta particles due to a saturation of neutrons

22
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hundreds of times more radioactive than normal fuel rods, but none of the reactions are useful fission reactions, mostly produce beta particles due to a saturation of neutrons

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spent fuel rods

23
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cesium and strontium

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produced due to nulear reactors, still quite radioactive, can be incoperated into your bones/body

24
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produced due to nulear reactors, still quite radioactive, can be incoperated into your bones/body

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cesium and strontium

25
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U235+n=

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3n+Ba142+Kr91

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