Slide 1 1 The Sun - Our Star Sun’s diameter 100 times the Earth’s Sun’s mass is 700 times the mass of all the planets put together The energy source of the Sun is the…

Slide 1 These notes were typed in association with Physics for use with the IB Diploma Programme by Michael Dickinson For further reading and explanation see: Physics, Tsokos…

Slide 1 3-6 The Sun Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe- Course 3 Slide 2 Vocabulary Core- The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place Nuclear Fusion- The…

Slide 1 Homework #5 8-11 (20 points) 8-25 (20 points) 8-32 (30 points) from “Spacetime physics” Slide 2 Physics 311 Special Relativity Lecture 13: Fusion and Fission.…

Slide 1 Chapter 17 Section 2 Nuclear Energy Slide 2 Objectives  Describe nuclear fission.  Describe how a nuclear power plant works.  List three advantages and three…

Slide 1 Periodic Trends Atomic radius Ionic radius Electronegativity Ionization energy Slide 2 Your tool box # protons Effective nuclear charge # electrons # of energy levels…

Slide 1 3-7 Nuclear Reactions: Fission (11.2 pg 313-317) Slide 2 The process of splitting a larger nucleus into smaller nuclei is called nuclear fission. Slide 3 Here is…

Slide 1 Nuclear Fission and Fusion energy and mass are equivalent The total mass of a system is not always conserved because according to Einstein’s theory of relativity,…

Slide 1 The History and Physics of Nuclear Weapons in World War II Mr. Adams and Mr. Neely Websites Used: http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/nuclear/bomb.html http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/11948-nuclear-energy-…

Slide 1 Bell Work 1. Is all radiation bad? Justify your answer. 2. What is a fissure? 3. What does it mean to fuse something together? 4. What is a chain reaction? 5. What…