Radiation Foldable Setup

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Radiation Foldable:Inside Notes

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Vocab

Radiation•fast moving

particles and energy released from an unstable nucleus.

Radioactive•containing atoms

whose unstable nuclei emit radiation.

Irradiated•matter which has

been hit with a significant amount of radiation.

Decay

•the release of particles and energy from an atom.

Half Life•the amount of time

it takes for half of an element’s atoms to decay.

Contamination•when radioactive

atoms get where you don’t want them to be.