Chapter 19, Problem 98AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The correct statements should be determined and explained.

Concept Introduction:

Nuclear fission reaction is the breaking of atom with heavy masses to nuclide with lower mass along with the emition of small particle may be alpha, beta or gamma particle.

Nuclear fusion reaction is the combining of atom with lighter masses to bigger nuclide with higher mass.

The decaying of an atom takes place by three type of decay such as alpha decay, beta decay, gama decay.

In alpha decay, an alpha particle with mass 4m and electron 2e removed from nuclide while in beta decay two type of decay are possible beta (+) and beta (-). In gamma decay, nuclide will remain same to the original one.