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Pile Management Card
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half life
time needed for half of the atoms of a sample to decay
electron capture
electron from an inner orbital is taken into the nucleus and combines with a proton to form a neutron
gamma
high energy electromagnetic waves
positron
same mass as an electron but is positively charged
beta particle
electron
alpha particle
2 portons and 2 neutrons together
radioactive decay
spontaneous disintegration of a nucleaus into a lighter nucleus wiht the emission of particles, electromagnetic radiation or both
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