Nuclear Reactions and Decays 

This unit deals with the instability of the nuclei of higher proton containing atoms.  These nuclei decay into new elements by losing chunks of themselves.

What I've done on this page is linked the topics to the actual PowerPoint Presentation that I used in class.  To access them just click on the link to the topic and follow the directions to access the presentations.  If you don't have PowerPoint on your computer you need to download the PowerPoint Viewer that is available for free through Microsoft Office. 

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Teachers:  If you would like to save the files themselves so you can edit them and use them in your classrooms you will need to right click on the link and choose the "save target" option.

  FORMAT DESCRIPTION
RADIOACTIVITY .ppt This lecture discusses the types of radiation and radioactive decay and such.
VIDEO ON SEPARATION OF ALPHA, BETA, & GAMMA RADIATION .mov  small clip of QuickTime video of how Ernest Rutherford used an electric field to separate radiation into 3 distinct particles. 
VIDEO FILES DEMONSTRATING FISSION AND FUSSION .mov  very small video files showing the fissioning and fusing of typical nuclei
FISSION FUSION
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Any questions or comments please e-mail me at jswango@fayette.k12.ky.us