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Radioactivity Flashcards

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Radioactivity

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Spontaneous breaking up of unstable nuclei with emission of one or more types of radiation

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Nuclear reaction

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Process that alters the composition, structure or energy of an atomic nucleus

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The half-life

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Time taken for half of the nuclei in any given sample to decay

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Radioisotope

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Radioactive isotope

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Radiocarbon dating

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Technique used to determine the age of an object containing carbon. It is based on the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in the object

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