Nuclear Energy: Nuclear Decay
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| Audience/Grade: | 7 - High School Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Nuclear Engineering Physics |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Laboratory/Experiment/Field Activity |
| Media Type: |
Audio |
| Author(s): |
John Pratte Matthew Laposata |
| Description: | "Almost any phrase that has the word “nuclear” in it has a bad reputation. The term conjures up images of mushroom clouds and radioactive mutants. It is interesting to note that in the 1940’s and 50’s, the term that applied to energy derived from the decay radioactive material was atomic energy. This term was somewhat correct, since the energy was coming from the breakdown of the atom. It was not until later that the more appropriate term nuclear energy was used as more people began to understand that the energy was coming from the breakdown of the nucleus of the atom." |
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| Keywords: | nuclear energy nuclear radiation nuclear decay |
| Is Component of: |
ESA21 - Environmental Science Activities for the 21st Century |
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| Publication Date: | April 2009 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/decay/decayactivity.pdf |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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