Radioactivity

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Radioactivity
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What is radiation?

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Which of the following are ionizing waves

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What happens if an atom has too many or too few neutrons in it's nucleus

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What do we call an atom with an unstable nuceus

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What are the types of radioactive particles

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What is radioactive decay

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What is half life

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There are two types of radiation, one has do do with electomagnetic waves that travel through the air and the other has to do with nuclear unstablilty due to unstable istopes called radioisotopes

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Electromagnetic radiation is often harmless and we are exposed to it often

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Radiation that has enough energy to remove an electron from an atom is considered dangerous and is called nonionizing radiation.

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If you are exposed to a large dose of radiation is can result in

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If you are exposed to radiation

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What are two ways to reduce your risk to radiation exposure ?

Using the attached powerpoint answer all the guided questions attached below
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Do you know what causes an element to be radioactive and what we call an element that is radioactive.

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Do you clearly understand what nuclear radiation is and how it is different from electromagnetic radiation ?

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Do you know the 3 particles that can be emmitted from a radioactive isotope and how to write it out in a nuclear equation?

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Do you know what transmutation is and can you predict if it will occur?

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Do you know what half life is and how to calculate it?

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