Chapter 7 You Should Know!

For the Chapter 7 test on Thursday you should be familiar with the following:

• determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an isotope
• write nuclear symbols to represent isotopes
• describe the difference between alpha, beta, and gamma radiation
• complete nuclear equations for alpha, beta, and gamma decay
• calculate the amount of parent isotope left after a period of time
• calculate the amount of time needed for a parent isotope to decay to a certain amour
• get information out of a decay curve
• complete nuclear equations for nuclear fusion and fission reactions
• describe the differences between nuclear fusion and fission