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Título Radioactive Decay
Descrición Through this instructor-led activity, students determine how different decay types affect a radioactive nucleus (number of protons and neutrons, mass, charge, and isotope symbol). Balanced nuclear equations are also constructed.
Tema Química
Nivel Bacharelato
Tipo Demostración
Duración 60 minutos
Respostas incluidas Si
Linguaxe English
Palabras clave alpha, beta, decay, nuclear chemistry, positron, radioactive, radioactivity
Simulacións Build a Nucleus (HTML5)


Autores Nancy Salpepi
Centro Escolar / Institución PhET
Presentado 5/2/23
Actualizado 11/20/23