Transcription of Nuclear Physics
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Nuclear PhysicsNuclear Physics comprises the study of: The general properties of nuclei The particles contained in the nucleus The interaction between these particles Radioactivity and Nuclear reactions Practical applications of Nuclear phenomena:Medical radio-isotopes (imaging & therapy)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Identification of materials (NAA, AMS)Dating of materialsPower generation (fusion and fission)Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)Properties of Nuclei Every atom contains at its center an extremely dense, positivelycharged nucleus, which is much smaller than the overall size ofthe atom, but contains most of its total nucleus is made of protons and neutronsProtons have positive electric chargeNeutrons have no electrical chargeIsotopes of an element have the same number of protonsbut different number of neutrons.
Neutrons have no electrical charge Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons. Isotopes have similar chemical properties, and different physical properties. ... It is convenient to distinguish between fast and slow neutrons Fast neutron →kinetic energy ≥1 MeV
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