Fill in each blank with the most appropriate term. Some ans…
Fill in each blank with the most appropriate term. Some answers may be used more than once, some may not be used.Liquid and solid shielding block (1) ______ particles with ease, while (2) ______ particles penetrate further and require plastic or thin metal barriers. The most penetrating emissions, (3) ______ rays, demand dense shielding like lead. Radiation intensity is measured in (4) ______ (decays per second), and absorbed dose in (5) ______ (joules per kilogram). Nuclear energy arises from the (6) ______—the difference in mass between a nucleus and its separate nucleons—converted to (7) ______ via E=Δmc2. In reactors, (8) ______ splits heavy nuclei (e.g., U-235) in a chain reaction moderated by (9) ______. Experimental fusion devices, such as the (10) ______, aim to heat and confine plasma until light nuclei combine, releasing energy.