Module 8.2     FROM THE UNIVERSE TO THE ATOM

THE NUCLEUS

Ian Cooper
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NUCLEAR PHYSICS

1.   Mindmap summary of key concepts


2.   The Nucleus of an Atom and the Strong Nuclear Force


3.   Mass Defect and Binding Energy


4.   Radioactivity and the Transmutation of the Elements


5.   Alpha Decay


6.   Beta Decay


7.   Gamma Decay


8.   Decay Series and Rates of Decay


9.   Radiation Penetration Power


10.   Nuclear FISSION


11.   Nuclear FUSION


12.   Putting Radioisotopes to Work


13.   Particle Accelerators



DEEP INSIDE THE ATOM

14.   The Standard Model of Matter


15.   The Standard Model of Matter: QUARKS

•           EXERCISES and PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES