Radioactive Decay, Fission and Chain Reactions

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Submission Information
Authors	Debra Krause Dandaneau
Contact Email	debra.krause@gmail.com
School / Organization	University of Tennessee
Submitted	09/04/17
Updated	09/04/17
Contribution Description
Title	Radioactive Decay, Fission and Chain Reactions
Simulations	Fisi Nuklir, Peluruhan Alfa
Keywords	radioactivity, readioactive decay, half-life, tunneling, nuclear physics, chain reactions, fission, nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons
Description	This in-class work (ICW) is used in a university non-math "How Things Work" course (replacing the lecture). It is designed to accompany section 16.1 in Bloomfield's text (3rd ed). It uses the Radioactive Decay and Nuclear Fission simulations, and is preceded by an in-class activity "Decay by Die" that does not use simulations and is also included as a separate Word document file. (I also have a version of "Decay by Die "that uses two die, more interesting if you want to study probability... contact me if interested or if solutions are desired.)
Level	High School, Undergraduate - Intro
Type	Lab, Other
Subject	Physics
Duration	90 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English

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