This section provides knowledge and understanding of the atom, nucleus, fundamental particles, radioactivity, fission and fusion.
The lesson-by-lesson schedule is as follows:
- The History of the Atom
– Alpha-Particle Scattering Experiment - The Model of the Atom
- Strong Force & Distances
- Radius of Nuclei and Atom/Nuclei Density
- The Standard Model
- Antimatter, Hadrons, Leptons and the Weak Force
- Radioactive decay and nuclear equations
- β- and β+ Decay with Quark Equations
– Orbital Electron Capture - Activity of a Radioactive Substance and Simulating the Decay
– Deriving the Equation for the Changing Activity of a Radioactive Substance - Half-Life
- Radioactive Dating
- Energy Released from Radioactive Decay & Binding Energy (per Nucleon)
- Binding Energy & Nuclear Fission
- Nuclear Fusion
- Balancing Nuclear Equations
- Review and Test Materials