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WS 6.1 Nuclear Particles and Reactions WorksheetWS 6.1 Nuclear Particles and Reactions Worksheet
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WS 6.1 Nuclear Particles and Reactions

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In this nuclear chemistry instructional activity, students define radioactivity and the types of nuclear reactions. They label nuclear reactions with one of five types of reactions including fusion, fission, induced, natural decay or electron capture.

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decay, fission, fusion, radioactivity

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decay, fission, fusion, radioactivity, science
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10th - 12th
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Science
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