Gizmos Student Exploration: Nuclear Decay Answer Key

Stu den t E xp lo ra tio n : N ucle ar D ecay Dir e ctio ns: F ollo w t h e in str u ctio ns t o g o t h ro ugh t h e s im ula tio n. R esp ond t o t h e q uestio ns a n d pro m pts in t h e o ra n ge b oxes. Vocab ula ry: a lp ha p artic le , a to m ic n um ber, b eta p a rtic le , d aughte r p ro duct, g am m a r a y, is o to pe, m ass num ber, n ucle ar d eca y, p osit r o n, r a dio a ctiv e , s u bato m ic p artic le Prio r K now le d ge Q uestio ns (D o t h e se B EFO RE u sin g th e G iz m o.) The c h art b elo w g iv e s th e lo ca tio ns, c h arg e s, a nd a ppro xim ate