Nuclear fusion, Nuclear fission, Mass Defect and Nuclear Heat Energy Calculations Worksheets and Ans

Nuclear Energy And Radioactivty Bundle

1 Classroom Bundle consisting of 37 slides and 4 Worksheets consisting of over 40 questions, the contents include types of radiation (alpha, beta, gamma), their characteristics (penetrating power, ionising strength, mass, behavious in a magnetic and electric field), detailed understanding of equipment used to measure radiation (cloud chamber, spark counter, Geiger-Muller Tube, gold leaf electroscope), the concept of half-life of a radioisotope and calculation of half-life of a radioactive substance, applications of radioisotopes in medicine, industry and agriculture, understanding nuclear energy from nuclear fusion and nuclear fission, calculation of mass defect and nuclear energy from nuclear fusion and nuclear fision, brief explanations of the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy. Suited for students in KS4. Suited for classroom use of up to 5-6 consecutive lessons.