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Chapter 22 – The Nuclear Atom
When students have completed this lesson they will find out:
- About the structure of atoms
- Evidence for the nuclear model of the atom
- The composition of the nucleus
- How to represent nuclides in the form
- The meaning of the term “isotope”
Chapter 23 – RadioactivityWhen students have completed this lesson they will find out:- About the background of artificial radiation
- How radiation is detected
- The nature of alpha, beta, and gamma radiations
- How to interpret nuclear equations that represent decay
- How radiation behaves in electric and magnetic fields
- About the ionizing and penetrating behavior of radiation
- How to calculate radioactive half-life
- How radioactive substances are used