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  • How is the atomic number of an element calculated?
    The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons.
  • What is a radioisotopes?
    Unstable isotopes that are radioactive
  • In uranium - 235 what does 235 represent?
    Atomic mass number
  • How many Neutrons does Nitrogen-15 have?
    8
  • What are the three subatomic particles that make up an atom?
    Proton, neutrons, and electrons.
  • An atom has 6 protons, 10 neutrons, and 6 electrons. What is its atomic number?
    6
  • What is the procces of emitting ionising radiation called?
    radioactive decay
  • What are the three types of Radioactive Decay?
    Alpha, Beta (-), Beta (+)
  • Which isotope of carbon is used in radiocarbon dating?
    Carbon-14. Because carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope that decays over time, organisms with less carbon-14 are older due to radioactive decay.
  • Isotopes have a different number of......
    neutrons
  • How many Neutrons does Caesium-137 have?
    82
  • How many Protons does Tantalum have?
    73
  • How many Neutrons does Cobalt-60 have?