Nuclear Physics
Most commonly known for its applications in nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, Nuclear Physics also has applications in medicine and archaeology. This category is for questions about the branch of physics that deals with the study of the forces, reactions, and internal structures of atomic nuclei, Nuclear Physics.
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Eccles-Jordan TriggerIsotope A
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There are a number of radioactive isotopes of copper, choosing 66Cu as on that undergoes negative beta decay, the equation...
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The "speed" of an alpha particle will be determined by what it is that generates that alpha particle. That's another way of...
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Plutonium (as dioxide, carbide, mixed oxides or carbides) is an important nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
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No, there are no recorded situations in which sustained nuclear fusion has been accomplished here on earth. In nuclear weapons,...
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Aug. 30, 1871, to Oct. 19, 1937
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nothing, but another isotope with the same atomic mass is formed
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Calculate the rest energy of the alpha particle and the products using E=mc^2, then take the difference (initial - final) between...
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The water is kept under pressure, which raises the boiling point of the water (the same concept behind pressure cookers)....
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Specifying the diameter of fuel rods (1 cm) does not really allow estimates of the length of the reactor core in which they are...
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Well ,when one travels in a train he would see the combined colours of the surroundings due to thephenomena of vision-there the...
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Alpha radiation has a mass of 4 amus. It is highly efficient at transferring its energy to matter, and is as a result, very poor...
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India and Brazil with 25 % each according to IAEA.
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The equation for the alpha decay of 210Po is:84210Po --> 82206Pb + 24Hewhere He represents the alpha particle, which can also...
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There is no thallium-230 isotope. Also no thallium isotope decays by alpha decay, the unstable isotopes all decay either by K...
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230Th-----alpha particles-------226Ra
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This is an extensive subject, I cannot summarise all the isotopes formed into one answer. I suggest you go to the Wikipedia link...
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No. The "half-life" of any radioactive substance is a measure of the probability of decay, and is the same for ten atoms or ten...
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all of it
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When taken in context with Betta splendens or Siamese fighting fish is of no use whatsoever.
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Manmade: H-bomb test Natural on earth: Volcanic eruption; Krakatoa, Pompeii, Mt. St. Helens etc. Natural anywhere: Supernova
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Gamma rays are quite penetrating. Fairly thick shielding (of lead, or some other dense material) is necessary to block gamma...
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Alpha radiation has very low penetrating power. Even a sheet of paper is enough to stop most alpha rays. However that is why...
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The half life (not life span) of the most important isotope of plutonium (239Pu) is 2,41.104 years; for other isotopes see a...
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Approx. 313 grams
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Here are a few advantages and disadvantages to using a nuclear reactor ADVANTAGES: Nuclear fuel will last longer inside the...
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beta decay
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Basically size. A star is massive and fusion reactions are sustained for billions of years. We have a few experimental fusion...
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A nuclear reactor
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Alpha radiation does not have a colour. In order for something to have a colour, it must emit rays of visible light. Alpha...
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The equation for the beta decay of 42K: 1942K --> 2042Ca + -10e where the e is an electron or beta particle.
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There's no such thing as a half-life combined. The individual isotopes essentially ignore each other. (This is not quite...
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No. If they did, they would be radioactive and unstable.
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We have created 20 nanograms of antimatter. To get you on track, one nanogram is a billionth of a gram. Antimatter is very hard...
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Only 125 g after 4 806 years.
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Carbon-14 and Uranium-235, to name two.
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A negative beta emission will result in a larger atomic number (+1). A neutron is essentially the quarks of an electron and...
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a suitable still model for science exhibition is volcanos
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The question is really way too imprecise, but fusion joins two nuclei together to form one heavier nucleus. The mass of the new...
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Wavelength and frequency of any spectral radiation (radio waves,infrared thermal radiation, X-ray, visible light) are always...
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No, exactly the opposite is true.
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Well, without it, Hiroshima and Nagasaki wouldn't have been bombed, there wouldn't be nukes in Russia, India, Pakistan, North...
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3 principal gamma energy emissions 93 keV 35.7% 185 keV 19.7% 300 keV 16%
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The equation for the beta decay of 14C:614C --> 714N + -10eand the equation for the beta decay of 90Sr:3890Sr --> 3990Y +...
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e- is the symbol for an electron, aka a beta particle. It has a unit negative charge.
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C14------------ϐ-----------N14 Beta decay to stable isotope nitrogen 14 Half-life of carbon 14: 5 730 ± 40 years Energy of...
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High purity carbon slows neutrons down without absorbing many, so it is a good moderator. Reactors such as the magnox type were...
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Berkelium is used now only in research laboratories.
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