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Nuclear Physics

Decay, half-life and the energy in mass

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Nuclear physics covers radioactive decay, half-life, the nuclide a decay leaves behind, mass defect, and binding energy per nucleon.

Skills in this topic

  • Radioactive Decay

    Halve an activity across half-lives and name the nuclide a decay leaves behind

  • Mass-Energy

    Convert a mass defect into energy and find the binding energy per nucleon

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