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Learning outcomes
You should be able to:
■■ write simple nuclear decay equations and explain how they are balanced
■■ appreciate and use Einstein’s mass–energy relationship E=mc2
■■ relate nuclear binding energy to nuclear stability, fission and fusion
■■ describe the spontaneous and random nature of radioactive decay
■■ solve problems involving activity and decay constants
■■ solve problems involving exponential decay and half-life
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Nuclear physics
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