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Título Exploring Radioactive Decay and Its Uses
Descrición Through this instructor-led activity students will be introduced to 3 types of radioactive decay--alpha, beta and positron emission. Students will be able to predict how the nucleus will change from each type of decay and construct nuclear equations.
Tema Química
Nivel Bacharelato, Universitario - Inicio
Tipo Multiple-Choice Concept Questions
Duración 30 minutos
Respostas incluidas Si
Linguaxe English
Palabras clave alpha, balancing, beta, decay, nuclear chemistry, positron, radioactivity
Simulacións Build a Nucleus (HTML5)


Autores Nancy Salpepi
Centro Escolar / Institución PhET
Presentado 4/11/24
Actualizado 4/11/24