Nuclear Physics terms starting with I

9 terms

  1. Induced Radioactivity Radioactivity that is created by bombarding a substance with neutrons in a reactor or with charged particles produced by particle accelerators.
  2. ingestion Taking into the body by mouth.
  3. inhalation In medicine, refers to the act of taking a substance into the body by breathing.
  4. Ion An atom or molecule that has lost or gained one or more electrons and has become electrically charged as a result.
  5. ionizing radiation (I-uh-NYZ-ing RAY-dee-AY-shun) A type of radiation made (or given off ) by x-ray procedures, radioactive substances, rays that enter the Earth's…
  6. Irradiate Application of radiation from a source (heat, light, Xrays) to a structure or organism.
  7. isomer One of two or more compounds that have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of the atoms within the molecules and that may have different…
  8. Isometric transition A mode of radioactive decay where a nucleus goes from a higher to a lower energy state. The mass number and the atomic number are unchanged.
  9. isotope (I-soh-tope) A form of a chemical element in which the atoms have the same number of protons (part of the nucleus of an atom) but with a different number…