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☆☆☆☆☆Definition: energy from nuclear fission or fusion: the energy released by nuclear fission or fusion
Radioactive dating is a technique used to find how old an object is.
One such example is potassium-argon dating, where potassium decays into argon. The proportion of potassium to argon suggests how old the object in question is.
An equation used is t = (1/c)Ln(1+(D/P)) Where c is the decay constant D is number of daughter atoms (number decayed) P is the number of parent atoms (number undecayed) t is the age of the object.
Another common technique in dating an object is carbon dating. Because the amount of carbon-14 has remained roughly constant through time on the earth it is possible to calculate the age of an object by finding the proportion of carbon-14 to carbon-12.
There is a suspicion that the relative abundance of carbon-14 could be changing due to the thinning of the ozone layer. The amount of carbon-14 depends on the amount of radiation permeates the ozone and thus the amount could be changing. Not proven, only a hypothesis.
Accuracy radioactive dating is called radiometric dating. This is taught in biology.
Temperature is the measure of average kinetic energy of all the atoms and molecules in an object
An isotope of an element that is radioactive
It has a very long half-life. Disposal of radioactive waste is the biggest problem. Proper disposal is essential to ensure protection of the health and safety of the public and quality of the environment including air, soil, and water supplies.
The strong nuclear force must balance electrostatic forces in the nucleus
an element becomes a totally different element..
The age of an object that was once living.
The energy used to hold the nucleus together
The biggest issue associated with nuclear power is determining what can be done with the radioactive waste.
The half-life is 16 hours.
4/2He
a meltdown
An alpha particle being emitted would result in a transmutation.
Radioactive decay is the spontaneous breakdown of a nucleus into smaller parts.
A neutron is absorbed by an atoms nucleus
1kj x 1/H fusion x g/mol solid
4.5 × 1015 J
the ratio is 1.3 x 10^(-12)
A particle that binds quarks to one another. (Apex)
