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Nuclear Reactions, Radioactivity, Fission and Fusion - Professor Dave…
Nuclear Reactions, Radioactivity, Fission and Fusion - Professor Dave Explains
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radiation
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3 different forms
Beta
a small particle consisting of a nucleus-originated electron/ positron produced when a neutron spontaneously splits into a proton and an electron (if there is too many neutrons) or when a proton splits into a neutron and a positron (if there are too many protons)
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Nuclear Reactions
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Fission
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Fission happens because the strong nuclear force which keeps the atom together is overpowered by the electromagnetic force which repels protons away from eachother