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Beta Decay
Watch beta decay occur for a collection of nuclei or for an individual nucleus.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Nuclear Decay
- Beta Decay
- Nuclear Physics
Sample Learning Goals
- Understand the process of beta decay
Teaching Ideas
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Nuclear Processes
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Phil Cook | HS | Lab | 5/2/10 |
| Instructor | Clarence Canty | Other | Lab CQs |
8/19/10 |
| Phet Beta Decay Simulation Lab | Drew Isola | HS | Lab | 3/17/10 |
| Half-life and Events in Beta Decay | Roberto Marrero | HS | HW Lab |
11/8/09 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
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