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E.3 Radioactive decay

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E.3.2—Binding energy and mass defect

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• Nuclear binding energy and mass defect. • Mass defect connects nuclear mass loss with binding energy.

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E.3.3—Binding energy curve

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• Use binding energy per nucleon variation with nucleon number.

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E.3.4—Mass-energy equivalence

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• Mass-energy equivalence in nuclear reactions: E=mc^2.

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E.3.5—Strong nuclear force

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• Strong nuclear force is short-range and attractive between nucleons.

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E.3.6—Random radioactive decay

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• Radioactive decay is random and spontaneous.

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E.3.7—Decay nuclear changes

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• Alpha, beta and gamma decays change nuclear state differently.

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E.3.8—Decay equations

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• Write radioactive decay equations for α, β-, β+ and γ.

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E.3.9—Neutrinos and antineutrinos

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• Existence of neutrinos ν and antineutrinos ν. • Neutrinos and antineutrinos are required in beta decay.

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E.3.10—Radiation penetration and ionization

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• Compare penetration and ionizing ability of α, β and γ radiation.

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E.3.11—Activity, count rate and half-life

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• Activity, count rate and half-life in radioactive decay.

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E.3.12—Half-life changes

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• Use integer half-lives to track activity and count rate changes.

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E.3.13—Background radiation

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• Effect of background radiation on count rate. • Correct count rate for background radiation.

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