Nuclear & Radiochemistry
3 terms
Parent and Daughter Nuclide
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Dimensionless
The nuclide undergoing decay and the nuclide produced by that decay.
parent → daughter + radiation
Penetrating Power
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
mm
The depth to which a given type of radiation can travel into a material before being absorbed.
Positron Emission
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
MeV
Radioactive decay in which a proton converts into a neutron, emitting a positron and a neutrino.
p → n + e⁺ + ν