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Radioactivity

This can be a fascinating area for students. Over the age of 16, they can work with...

For 16-19 9 Resources

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Accelerators and detectors

There are over 10,000 accelerators worldwide: 5000 each in medicine (therapy...

For 16-19 3 Resources

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Rutherford's experiment

Students will be familiar with the nuclear model of the atom, in which the atom is...

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Nuclear stability

Why are some nuclides stable while others are unstable (radioactive)? Starting from...

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Nuclear fission

This topic does not lend itself to much practical work; there are a few analogue...

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X-ray and neutron diffraction

Students can apply their understanding of diffraction to X-ray and neutron...

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Particles and antiparticles

It is important to avoid turning this entire topic into ‘stamp collecting’. The...

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Quarks

Episodes 538 and 539 of this topic give clear evidence for the size of the nucleus...

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Kinetic theory

Students will have been introduced to a simple kinetic model of matter in both...

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Thermal physics

This topic can follow on from a study of the kinetic theory of gases. It is a good...

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Astrophysics

This topic may be either in the first or second year of advanced physics. In some...

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Cosmology

Cosmology is the study of the Universe, its origins, history and possible future...

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