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alpha
atomic number -2, atomic mass -4
beta
atomic number +1
positron
atomic number -1
nuetron
mass number -1
electron capture
atomic number -1
nuclear fission
when nucleus splits in two smaller nuclei (in atomic bomb)
nuclear fusion
when two nuclei combine to form one nucleus (hydrogen bomb)
radioactive isotope
isotope with an unstable nucleus
radioactive decay
process of a nucleus making itself more stable
binding energy
the energy holding the nucleus together
two properties that stay the same through nuclear change
mass (for both sides of reaction) and charge (for both sides)