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Unveiling the SECRETS of Atomic Structure!
In this video, students will learn about atomic theory, atomic structure and how the atom is put together. This will include learning about the different subatomic particles, protons, neutrons and electrons, that make up the atom! This...
Curated Video
Protons, Neutrons and Electrons Explained - what's the difference?
In this video, we'll explore the differences between the proton, neutron, and electron. We'll learn about their characteristics, and how they interact with matter. This video is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about subatomic...
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Pauli's Exclusion Principle: The rule of electrons
Wolfgang Pauli's Exclusion Principle, developed in 1925, is a crucial concept in quantum mechanics. It states that two electrons in the same atom cannot have the same set of quantum numbers, which are the principal quantum number (𝑻n),...
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What is an atom made of
What is an atom? And what is it made of? In this video, I will be introducing you to the atom. We will also look at concepts like atomic mass, elements and isotopes.
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Discovery of Proton & Neutron
Discovery of the Proton and Neutron Background: • J.J. Thomson's 1897 discovery of the electron led to the development of atomic models. • Ernest Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment (1911) revealed the presence of a dense, positively...
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Thomson's Model of Atom: The Plum Pudding Model & Radioactivity
Thomson's Plum Pudding Model and Radioactivity Discovery Background: • Atoms were previously thought to be indivisible particles, as proposed by John Dalton. • The discovery of the electron, a subatomic particle, required a new model to...
Science ABC
What Happens If You Try To Shoot Down A Nuclear Missile Mid-Air?
It’s highly unlikely to shoot down a missile mid-air. But there's more to it than that! Causing a nuclear bomb to detonate requires a precise orchestration of events, without which the chain reaction does not initiate and the bomb...
Science ABC
Particle accelerators: What are they, how do they work and why are they important to us?
A particle accelerator is a machine that accelerates particles. More specifically, it accelerates elementary particles, like protons and electrons, at extremely high speeds—almost 99.99% of the speed of light. These particles are then...
Curated Video
Baryons
A class of subatomic particles that includes neutrons and protons. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Subatomic particles
Particles that make up the structure of atoms, such as neutrons, protons and electrons. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider, the world's longest particle accelerator, is exciting scientists around the world who hope it can recreate the moments just after the Big Bang. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Large Hadron Collider is...
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Big Ideas - Episode 21 - CERN
In the 1980 s, the United States Air Force pioneered a Big Idea. It was a new method of navigation via satellite, predicted to have significant benefits for civilian, as well as military transportation. It was then called NAVSTAR, but is...
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Why Did Einstein Hate Randomness?
How random are things, really? Well, at the tiny level of photons, randomness might be key to their existence. Einstein could not accept this and famously held the paraphrased opinion that, ‘God does not play dice with the universe’. In...
Flipping Physics
Speed of a Proton in a Uniform Electric Field
Conservation of energy is used to determine the final speed of a proton released at rest in a uniform electric field.
Let's Tute
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...
Visual Learning Systems
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...
Curated Video
Particle accelerators: What are they, how do they work and why are they important to us?
A particle accelerator is a machine that accelerates particles. More specifically, it accelerates elementary particles, like protons and electrons, at extremely high speeds—almost 99.99% of the speed of light. These particles are then...
Curated Video
What Happens If You Try To Shoot Down A Nuclear Missile Mid-Air?
It’s highly unlikely to shoot down a missile mid-air. But there's more to it than that! Causing a nuclear bomb to detonate requires a precise orchestration of events, without which the chain reaction does not initiate and the bomb...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Helping Quantum Computers Study the Physics of the Universe
Quantum computers are still years away, but a trio of theoretical physicists has already figured out at least one talent they may have. The theorists, including one from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have...
Science360
Spreading the Fever - Particle Fever filmmakers visit NSF's Google Hangout
Join NSF for a discussion with David Kaplan and Monica Dunford, the respective producer and featured physicist of the documentary, Particle Fever, being released in theaters around the United States this month. High school science...
Next Animation Studio
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.”
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...
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Teoría de la Ciencia
This live-action video program is about the term scientific theory. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term scientific theory through use of video footage, photographs,...