Curated Video
Understanding Mass Numbers, Atomic Numbers, Isotopes, and Counting Particles in Atoms
The video explains the concepts of mass numbers, atomic numbers, and isotopes in chemistry. It discusses the structure of an atom, the relationship between the number of protons and electrons in neutral atoms, and how elements are...
Curated Video
Natures and Properties of Nuclear Radiations: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Rays
The video is a lecture on the natures and properties of nuclear radiations. The speaker discusses the three types of ionizing radiation: alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. They explain the ionizing and penetrating abilities...
Next Animation Studio
On Mars, the largest canyon in the solar system could contain large reserves of water
The largest canyon in the solar system, the Valles Marineris on Mars, could contain reserves of hidden water.
FuseSchool
Matter Exam Question 1
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.
Professor Dave Explains
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
Electromagnetic force down, three more forces to go! Which one is next? Why it's the strong nuclear force, famous for keeping atomic nuclei together. What kind of particles will be involved in this quantum field theory? Let's find out.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter: Inside the Atom
Upon viewing the Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that the quest to better understand the building blocks of matter has transpired over the past several thousand...
Curated Video
Introduction to Atoms: Representation and Interpretation
In this video, the smallest particle of a chemical element, the atom, is discussed along with its various representations. The video provides information on the structure of atoms and their various components, including the nucleus,...
Curated Video
What is Radioactivity and Is It Always Harmful: Explained in Really Simple Words
Radioactivity is the property through which a heavier, unstable nucleus assumes a more stable state by emitting radiation. The process through which a nucleus turns into a stable one is called radioactive decay. But is radioactivity or...
NASA
NASA's NICER Tests Matter's Limits
Matter in the hearts of neutron stars – dense remnants of exploded massive stars – takes the most extreme form we can measure. Now, thanks to data from NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an X-ray telescope on the...
FuseSchool
Atoms Practice Exam Question 1
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.
Next Animation Studio
Nuclear activity rises at Chernobyl
Scientists have recorded a rise in fission reactions around the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, according to New Scientist.
NASA
NASA | Visions of Goddard
Excerpts from 14 short films about NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
NASA
NASA | Water on the Moon
Since the 1960's, scientists have suspected that frozen water could survive in cold, dark craters at the Moon's poles. While previous lunar missions have detected hints of water on the Moon, new data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter...
Professor Dave Explains
Carbon: The Element of Life
You may have heard that carbon is the element of life. What does that mean? Let's find out!
Bizarre Beasts
The Shark That Eats Seagrass
The smallest hammerhead, the bonnethead shark, is neither a lover, nor a fighter. They can reproduce on their own and would rather eat seagrass than a swimmer.
FuseSchool
Atoms Practice 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.
Professor Dave Explains
IIT/JEE Chemistry Practice #12: Atomic Structure
Practice REAL problems from actual past IIT/JEE exams with Professor Dave!
NASA
NASA | LEND: The Lunar Neutron Counter
How would you find water on the Moon? NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has a unique idea: Count the neutrons coming from the Moon!
Higgsino Physics
Why you can live in Hiroshima but not in Chernobyl
Radiation and fallout in Hiroshima vs in the Chernobyl accident. Hiroshima and Chernobyl both suffered a major atomic disaster, where radioactive atoms was released. Hiroshima was nuked by the uranium fissile atomic bomb, little boy with...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter: Comparing Different Types of Atoms
Upon viewing the Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that the quest to better understand the building blocks of matter has transpired over the past several thousand...
FuseSchool
What is an atom
What is an atom | Matter | Physics | FuseSchool Atoms are tiny particles that are so small they are not possible to see with the naked eye, and are only barely possible to make out with the most powerful microscopes. Everything that...
Curated Video
Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Power Stations
This video is a lecture on nuclear fission and how nuclear power stations utilize it to produce energy. The video explains the concept of fission, the materials used for fission, and how the reaction occurs. The video also covers the...
Curated Video
How Robert J. Oppenheimer became the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...