Radioactivity

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Mind Map on Radioactivity, created by samkemp55 on 02/26/2015.
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Radioactivity
  1. Types of Decay
    1. Alpha
      1. Made up of a Helium Nucleus
        1. Can be moved by a magnetic field
        2. Beta
          1. Made of a Electron
            1. Easily moved by magnetic waves
            2. Gamma
              1. Is an Electromagnetic wave
                1. Not effected by magnetic fields
              2. Half Life
                1. The time it takes for a radioactive atom to decay by half
                2. Uses
                  1. Medicine
                    1. Tracers
                      1. Radioactive iodine can be used to see if a patients kidneys are working
                    2. Smoke Detector
                      1. The typical smoke detector uses a radioactie source to detect smoke
                      2. Finding cracks in pipes
                        1. A water company would use radioactive sources to identify cracks in pipe lines
                      3. Nuclear Fission
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