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Neutrons and Isotopes
Neutrons and Isotopes describes how neutron loss or gain affects the stability of an atom by using terms such as isotope, atomic mass, unstable, and decay.
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Static Electricity
Static Electricity demonstrates that an electrically-charged object can attract an uncharged object by conducting an experiment with a charged balloon and paper.
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Atomic Theory
Atomic Theory describes the scientific theory of atoms by explaining that all matter is composed of parts too small to be seen without magnification.
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The Periodic Table: Atomic Number
The Periodic Table: Atomic Number examines the Periodic Table of Elements and uses the atomic number to identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a given element.
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Charges in Atoms, Atomic Models, and Quantum Numbers
This video explains how the different particles in an atom have charges, how the different particles affect the overall charges of an atom, and how atomic models are created.
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Determining Structure Through Diffraction
Princeton University physicist Paul Steinhardt describes how physicists can reveal the underlying atomic structure of materials by scattering other particles off them.
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How Neutron Stars Are Born! | KLT
The death of massive super giant stars creates neutron stars, let's learn how that happens!
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Understanding the Atom
A video entitled “Understanding the Atom” which introduces the atom and atomic structure before discussing how atoms are studied and classified.
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Introduction to Atoms and Subatomic Particles
In this video, we learn about atoms and their subatomic particles - protons, neutrons, and electrons. We also explore how these particles combine to form different elements and how the periodic table is structured. The video provides a...
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Introduction to Atoms: The Building Blocks of Life
This video explains the concept of atoms as the building blocks of cells and matter. It introduces the three subatomic particles - protons, neutrons, and electrons - and their roles within an atom. It also highlights how atoms in...
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Atoms Quiz
This video is a quiz over the concepts covered in the Atoms series. This series provides a brief overview of the fascinating characteristics of atoms and the advancements in our understanding of them throughout history. It covers key...
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The Periodic Table: Mass Number and Atomic Mass
This program makes the Modern Periodic Table come alive to students. Numerous real-life examples of elements are exemplified in the table. Animations and graphics illustrate concepts not easily achieved through other instructional...
Science360
Detecting danger
In episode 54, Jordan and Charlie explore a new nuclear reaction imaging technique designed to detect the presence of “special nuclear materials” concealed in cargo containers. This method relies on a combination of neutrons and...
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What Is Nuclear Fission?
"How does a nuclear reactor provide energy? What causes a nuclear meltdown? And how do we make this safe?
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Seeing the Smallest Thing in the Universe
Beyond molecules and atoms, how far down can we see below the wavelength of visible light? What is the smallest possible scale in the universe?
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Introduction to Atoms and Atomic Notation
This video provides an overview of the structure and notation of atoms, including the positively charged nucleus, negatively charged electrons, protons, neutrons, and the arrangement of electrons in energy levels. It also explains how to...
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How Scientifically Accurate Is The HBO Miniseries Chernobyl?
Chernobyl is an HBO mini-series that reintroduced the world to the nuclear catastrophe that occurred on April 26th, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, in what is now Ukraine. The series followed the tragedy that...
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Matter Exam Question 2
Work through this practice GCSE / K12 question on atomic number, atomic mass and electronic configuration. Read the question, and hit pause if you want to try answering it yourself. Then hit play again to watch how the teacher solves it.
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What Is Alpha Radiation?
What is alpha radiation? How does it happen? And what does it leave behind? Find out all the answers in this GCSE / K12 Physics video from The Fuse School At Fuse School, teachers and animators come together to make fun &...
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What Are Quarks?
Find out what quarks are, how they were discovered and why they are very important in relation to protons and neutrons. There are different types of quarks which you'll learn about in this GCSE / K12 "Radioactivity" video from the...
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Explainer: What is the Higgs Boson?
In 2012, scientists working at the CERN particle physics laboratory near Geneva proved the existence of the Higgs boson particle, the “visible manifestation of the Higgs field.”
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Understanding Background Radiation: Sources and Exposure
This video is a lecture that explains the concept of background radiation, which is a type of ionizing radiation that humans are exposed to every day but at low levels. The video discusses the four main types of ionizing radiation, which...
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Radioactive Decay Equations
Radioactive Decay Equations | Radioactivity | Physics | FuseSchool In this video we are going to look at radioactive decay and how to balance the equations that describe them. Radioactive decay equations show us what is produced when a...