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Title: radioactivity
Post by: nevada on Dec 8, 2013
which if the following statement is false

a. the process of splitting a heavy nucleus into two nuclei with smaller mass number is called fission

b. A beta particle is a particle with the same mass as the election but opposite charge

c. nitrogen can be changed into oxygen by bombarding it with alpha particles

d.archeologist use radioactivity to determine the age of some artifacts and rocks

e. all of the above true


i think the answer is 

b. A beta particle is a particle with the same mass as the election but opposite charge ?



2. radioactivity is not useful for

a. dating artifacts and rocks
b. producing electricity
c.tracing pathways in biological systems
d.making chemicals like sulfuric acid
e. radioactivity is useful for all of the above

this question i don't really know but i think is d.making chemicals like sulfuric acid or E

because it it used for dating artifacts, it can be use in the body to see is something it wrong and it also produce  electricity


Title: Re: radioactivity
Post by: Laser_3 on Dec 8, 2013
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