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Chapter 5: The Atomic Nucleus
Chapter 5: The Atomic Nucleus
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