Match the Following. -Decay Series

question 18

Multiple Choice

Match the following.
-decay series

• A)a unit of measurement of radiation based on the amount of tissue damage; this unit accounts for the different energies of each type of radiation
• B)a unit of measurement of radiation based on the number of radioactive events per unit time
• C)a unit of measurement of radiation based on the amount of ionization caused by the radiation
• D)the joining of small nuclei into a larger nucleus
• E)atoms which undergo spontaneous nuclear decay
• F)a succession of spontaneous nuclear decays,often resulting in an atom of lead as the final product
• G)a nuclear reaction that continues on its own after initiation because the number of neutrons produced is greater than the number of neutrons consumed
• H)a nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus is split into two fragments similar in size with additional small particles released
• I)atoms which do not undergo spontaneous nuclear decay
• J)a general term which refers to particles found in the nucleus
• K)a unit of measurement of radiation based on the amount of energy absorbed by a specific mass of sample

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