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is anything that occupies space and
has mass. It is the material substance of which physical
objects are composed.
matter
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all matter is composed of fundamental building blocks called
atoms
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is the quantity of matter as described by its energy equivalence
mass
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mass is measured in
kilograms
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2 complex building blocks of matter
atoms and molecules
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in the SI, energy is measured in
J joules
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in radiology, the unit _ is often used
eV electron volt
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is the ability to do work by virtue of position
potential energy
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it is the energy in motion
kinetic energy
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energy released by chemical reaction
chemical energy
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represents the wor that can be done when an electron moves through an electric potential difference (voltage)
electrical energy
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energy in motion at the molecular level. it is the kinetic energy of molecules and closely related to temperature
thermal energy
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energy that is contained wothin the nucleus of an atom
nuclear energy
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type of energy that is used in x-ray imaging
electromagnetic energy
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energy emitted and transferred through space is called
radiation
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radiated by the sun
emr
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is the transfer of energy
radiation
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it is the type or radiation that causes sunburn
uv light
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special type of radiation that includes x-rays. it s any type of radiation that is capable of removing an orbital electron from atom with which it interacts
ionizing radiation
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interaction between radiation and matter is called
ionization
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the orbital electron and the atom from which it was separated are called
ion pair
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