OCR A level Physics: Nuclear Physics

OCR A level Physics: Chapter 26 Nuclear Physics is apart of the Module 6: Particle and Medical Physics

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26.1 Einstein’s Mass-Energy Equation
26.2 Binding Energy
26.3 Nuclear Fission
26.4 Nuclear Fusion

• Mass-energy is a conserved quantity
• Einstein’s mass-energy equation
• Particle and antiparticle annihilate each other
• Rest mass and increasing mass with increased kinetic energy
• Interpretation of mass-energy equivalence
• Definition of mass defect
• Definition of binding energy
• Binding energy per nucleon
• Calculating mass defect, binding energy, and binding energy per nucleon.
• Explaining nuclear stability
• Fuels in nuclear fission reactors
• Moderators and thermal neutrons
• Conservation of mass-energy
• Energy released in fission reactions
• Control rods
• Nuclear waste management
• Conditions for nuclear fusion
• Binding energy and released energy