Nuclear fission is a process whereby a nucleus splits in half. Only a select number of radioactive elements are fissionable. The chain reaction and the concept of critical mass are also discussed. Duration: 9:48.
5.7 Nuclear Fission--The Splitting of Atomic Nuclei
Chapter 5: The Atomic Nucleus
Chapter 5: The Atomic Nucleus
- 5.1 Radioactivity--the Disintegration of the Atomic Nucleus
- 5.2 Radioactivity Is a Natural Phenomenon
- 5.3 Radioactivity Results from an Imbalance of Forces
- 5.4 Radioactive Elements Transmute to Different Elements
- 5.5 The Shorter the Half-Life, the Greater the Radioactivity
- 5.6 Isotopic Dating Measures the Ages of Materials
- 5.7 Nuclear Fission--The Splitting of Atomic Nuclei
- 5.8 The Mass-Energy Relationship: E = mc(2)
- 5.9 Nuclear Fusion--The Combining of Atomic Nuclei
Table of Videos
- Chapter 5: The Atomic Nucleus
- 5.1 Radioactivity--the Disintegration of the Atomic Nucleus
- 5.2 Radioactivity Is a Natural Phenomenon
- 5.3 Radioactivity Results from an Imbalance of Forces
- 5.4 Radioactive Elements Transmute to Different Elements
- 5.5 The Shorter the Half-Life, the Greater the Radioactivity
- 5.6 Isotopic Dating Measures the Ages of Materials
- 5.7 Nuclear Fission--The Splitting of Atomic Nuclei
- 5.8 The Mass-Energy Relationship: E = mc(2)
- 5.9 Nuclear Fusion--The Combining of Atomic Nuclei