9: Special Topic - Nuclear Physics
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- 9.1: Nuclear Structure
- Our tour of the realm of the very small would not be complete without venturing deeper than mere atomic shells – we have to proceed into the nucleus itself.
- 9.2: Nuclear Reactions
- We discuss energy needed to separate nuclei in the same manner that we discussed energy needed to ionize a hydrogen atom. But there are a few twists in the case of nuclei that were not present for the hydrogen atom.