Fission and Fusion

Come wander with me, she said,
Into regions yet untrod;
And read what is still unread,
In the manuscripts of God.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Concepts:
Radioactive decay
Beta
Electron capture (gamma emission)
Alpha
Halflife (radioactive dating)
Spontaneous fission (splitting)
critical mass
How to build an atomic bomb
How does a nuclear reactor work?
fusion




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