Radioactivity and particles
Cards (124)
- What is the structure of the nucleus in an atom?
- What are protons and neutrons collectively called?
- What is the charge of protons?
- What is the relative charge of neutrons?
- How does the mass of a proton compare to a neutron?
- How do electrons orbit the nucleus?
- What is the charge of electrons?
- How does the mass of an electron compare to a proton?
- What is the relative mass of a proton?
- What is the relative mass of an electron?
- What determines the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom?
- What does it mean for an atom to be electrically neutral?
- What identifies the element of an atom?
- What is nuclide notation?
- In nuclide notation, what does X represent?
- In nuclide notation, what does A represent?
- In nuclide notation, what does Z represent?
- What does the atomic symbol for lithium indicate?
- How many neutrons are in lithium?
- What are isotopes?
- What is the simplest element that serves as an example of isotopes?
- How many main isotopes does hydrogen have?
- What is the atomic number of hydrogen?
- What is the difference between carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14?
- What is an example of a stable isotope?
- Why are isotopes more unstable?
- What is an example of an unstable isotope?
- What is background radiation?
- What are the sources of background radiation?
- What is the primary source of background radiation?
- What radioactive elements are found in rocks and soil?
- How does radon gas contribute to background radiation?
- How do medical sources contribute to background radiation?
- What do living plants and animals contain that contributes to background radiation?
- How do cosmic rays contribute to background radiation?
- What happens when ionizing radiation collides with an electron?
- What is the ionizing effect of alpha radiation?
- How does the penetrating effect of alpha radiation compare to beta and gamma radiation?
- What is the average speed of alpha particles?
- What is the ionizing effect of beta radiation?