Nuclei

This topic explains the concepts and formulas related to the atomic masses and composition of the nucleus. It further discusses the discovery of neutrons in detail.

In this topic, we will learn to determine the size of the nucleus by observing the scattering experiment in detail. This experiment helps us determine the size of nuclei of various elements that can be measured accurately.

This topic deals with the concepts and formulas related the mass energy and nuclear binding energy in detail with examples. Einstein showed that mass energy can be converted to other forms of energy such as kinetic energy and vice versa.

In this topic, we will study the importance and properties of nuclear force between neutron-proton, neutron-neutron, and proton-proton. The nuclear force between two nucleons falls rapidly to zero as their distance becomes more than a few femtometres.

This topic describes the concepts of radioactivity and the laws of radioactive decay. It also explains the process of alpha, beta, and gamma decay.

This topic deals with the concept of nuclear energy. It explains the phenomenon of nuclear fission and fusion in detail with examples. The process of controlled thermonuclear fusion is also described here.