Nuclear Reactions: Nuclear Physics

Overview

Students should be able: Identify the radiation from radioactive substances using their characteristics Solve simple problems involving half-life of radioactive substances State some uses of radioactive substances Use the concept of nuclear fission and fusion for the development of nuclear energy programme for Nigeria.

Lesson details

Class: SS3
Subject: Physics
Theme: Energy Quantization And Quality Of Matter
Duration: 30:12

What you'll learn

Radioactivity - natural and artificial:
Isotopes
Radioactive elements
Radioactive emission
Half-life and decay constant.
Nuclear reaction
Fission
Fusion
Nuclear energy
Nuclear power and atomic bomb.
Nigeria's nuclear energy programme.

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