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Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Essential Question
What forces hold nuclei together and mediate nuclear processes?
Table of Contents
The Atom and the Quantum
Models
Light Quanta
The Photoelectric Effect
Waves as Particles
Particles as Waves
Electron Waves
Relative Size of Atoms
Quantum Physics
Predictability and Chaos
The Atomic Nucleus
The Atomic Nucleus
Radioactive Decay
Radiation Penetrating Power
Radioactive Isotopes
Radioactive Half-Life
Natural Transmutation of Elements
Artificial Transmutation of Elements
Carbon Dating
Uranium Radioactive Tracers
Radiation and You
Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fission Reactor
Plutonium
The Breeder Reactor
Mass-Energy Equivalence
Nuclear Fusion
Controlling Nuclear Fusion
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