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| A subatomic particle theorized to be among the basic units of matter |
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| Charged particles and energy that are emitted from the nuclei of radioisotopes |
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| A positively charged particle made up of two protons and two neutrons |
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| A state of matter in which atoms have been stripped of their electrons |
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| The process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles and energy |
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| A penetrating ray of energy emitted by an unstable nucleus |
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| The attractive force that binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus |
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| The splitting of an atomic nucleus into two smaller parts |
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| An electron emitted by an unstable nucleus |
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| The smallest possible mass of a fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction |
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| A process in which the nuclei of two atoms combine to form a larger nucleus |
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| Any atom containing an unstable nucleus |
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