Introduction to Chemistry, Special Edition
Introduction to Chemistry, Special Edition
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ISBN: 9781337035934
Author: Cracolice/Peters
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 56E
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The quantity required to continue the chain reaction is to be stated. The term by which the requirement is identified is to be stated.

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The elements whose nucleus decays spontaneously are known as radioactive elements. The decay is accompanied by the emission of alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. All the elements which have an atomic number greater than 83 are radioactive. The process by which a radioactive nucleus splits to give two nuclei of smaller masses is known as nuclear fission.

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