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Atomic structure

Half-life calculations are the part students most often get wrong, usually by mishandling the number of halvings.

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The development of the atomic model

Plum pudding to the nuclear model

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The structure of the atom

Isotopes and nuclear notation

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Types of radiation

Alpha, beta, gamma and their penetrating power

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Nuclear equations

Balancing alpha and beta decay

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Half-life

Calculations and interpreting decay curves

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Contamination and irradiation

The difference and the hazards

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Nuclear fission and fusion

Processes and energy released

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