Nuclear Physics

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1. Matter is made up of tiny indestructible units called .
2. J J Thomson discovered rays, known as electrons.
3. discovered the chargeless particles called neutrons.
4. Ernest Rutherford explained that the mass of an atom is concentrated in its central part called .
5. is a phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of the nucleus of an atom with the emission of one or more penetrating radiations.
6. The elements, which undergo radioactivity are called ' elements'.
7. The phenomenon of spontaneous emission of radiation from certain elements on their own is called .
8. The elements whose atomic number is more than undergo spontaneous radioactivity.
9. The phenomenon by which even light elements are made radioactive, by artificial or induced methods, is called .
10. During a disintegration, the nucleus which undergoes disintegration is called nucleus.