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Nuclear physics

Inside the nucleus: radioactive decay, binding energy, and the physics of fission and fusion.

Year 13 · 6 of 6 topics written. Topics without a link are still being written.

• Rutherford scattering and the nuclear atom
• Radioactive decay and half-life
• Nuclear radius and density
• Mass-energy and binding energy
• Fission and fusion
• Nuclear reactors and safety