When uranium-238 (Z = 92) is bombarded with a neutron, it can change into uranium-237.
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[Ques. 2] The product of a radioactive decay is called the daughter..
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[Ques. 3] Gamma radiation is used to kill harmful bacteria in food.
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[Ques. 4] The determination of the composition of a material by bombarding it with neutrons and monitoring the emitted radiation is neutron activation analysis.
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[Ques. 5] Nuclear fusion is the source of energy in stars.
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[Ques. 6] Both nuclear reactors and atomic bombs use nuclear chain reactions.
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[Ques. 7] Atomic bombs and nuclear power plants both use nuclear fusion.
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[Ques. 8] The combining of two nuclei to form a larger nucleus with the release of energy is nuclear fusion.
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[Ques. 9] The splitting of a large nucleus into two smaller nuclei upon absorbing a neutron is nuclear fusion.
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[Ques. 10] The half-life indicates how tightly the nucleons in a nucleus are bound together.
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