Nuclear & Radiochemistry
4 terms
Cloud Chamber
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Dimensionless
A device that reveals the paths of ionising particles as visible trails of condensed vapour.
Control Rod
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Dimensionless
A movable rod of neutron-absorbing material used to regulate the rate of a nuclear chain reaction.
Critical Mass
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
kg
The minimum mass of fissile material needed to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
Curie
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Ci
The older unit of radioactivity, defined as the activity of one gram of radium-226.
1 Ci = 3.7 × 10¹⁰ Bq