Stability of the nuclei

Subject: Physics

Grade: Upper Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Whiteboard presentation

Resource ID: h3053
Description:

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– explain the concept of binding energy and mass defect
– describe the table of isotopes
– explain why certain nuclei are characterised by higher stability and others by lower stability
– explain where unstable isotopes which are heavier than lead are found in nature.

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Table of isotopes Animation Stable and radioact... Whiteboard exercise The stability of a ... Illustration The stability of a ... Illustration Even and odd nuclei Animation Even and odd nuclei Whiteboard exercise Mass defect Simulation Mass defect Whiteboard exercise Mass defect Whiteboard exercise Binding energy Animation Binding energy per ... Animation Binding energy Whiteboard exercise Heavy elements Simulation Heavy elements Whiteboard exercise

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Secondary School

Upper Secondary (Grades 10-12)

Physics

Nuclear physics

108. Stability of the nuclei

YDP SA

Keywords

energy, nucleus, nuclei, binding, stability, stable, Radioactivity, mass, isotope, defect, Stability of the nuclei

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