Radioactivity+and+Nuclear+Reactions

Course Content
__ 19 - Nuclear Reactions __ 19.A - Beta decay results from the decay of a neutron and positron decay results from the decay of a proton. 19.B - When a radioisotope undergoes alpha, beta or positron decay, the resulting nucleus can be predicted and the balanced nuclear equation can be written. 19.C - Nuclear Reactions, such as fission and fusion, are accompanied by large energy changes that are much greater than those that accompany chemical reactions. 19.D - These nuclear reactions can theoretically be used as a controlled source of energy in a nuclear power plant. 19.E - There are advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity from fission and fusion.