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CHAPTER 24 Nuclear Energy I. Radioactivity (p.674-683) A. Definitions Radioactivity emission of high-energy radiation from the nucleus of an atom Nuclide nucleus of an isotope Transmutation process of changing one element into another via nuclear decay B. Types of Radiation Alpha (?) helium nucleus C. Nuclear Decay Why nuclides decay… to obtain a stable ratio of neutrons to protons C. Nuclear Decay Alpha Emission D. Half-life Half-life (t?) time it takes for half of the nuclides in a sample to decay D. Half-life paper 2+ Beta-minus (?-) electron 1- lead Gamma (?) high-energy photon 0