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Term | Description | |
Fission | Negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus | |
Atomic Number | The total number of nuclear particles does not change | |
Mass Number | When a nucleus is split into smaller pieces | |
Fusion | The number of protons found in the nucleus | |
Radioactive decay | Positively charged particle found in the nucleus | |
Alpha particle | Neutral particle found in the nucleus | |
Radiation | An element with the same atomic number but different mass number | |
Isotope | When two atoms fuse to form a new element | |
Nuclear conservation | The total number of neutrons plus protons | |
Proton | When an atom spontaneously breaks up, releasing a particle or energy | |
Neutron | Ionising high energy particles or electromagnetic radiation | |
Electron | A helium nucleus with a +2 charge |