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Radioactivity Vocabulary

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force that acts between protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus and keeps them together

Image: Strong Force

process of nuclear decay that takes place where the strong force is not able to hold unstable nuclei together permanently.

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particle with a +2 electrical charge and atomic mass of 4 that is made of two protons and two neutrons and is emitted from a decaying atomic nucleus.

Image: Alpha particle

process of changing one element to another element through radioactive decay.

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electron with an atomic mass of 0 and a -1 electrical charge that is emitted at high speed from a decaying atomic nucleus.

Image: Beta particle