Tag Archives: Nuclear

Veritasium – The Most Radioactive Places on Earth

Posted on August 1, 2015 by justin
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Radioactivity and health quiz

Posted on February 22, 2015 by VCE Physics
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Radioactive Decay Quiz

Posted on February 11, 2015 by justin
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Real Plutonium

Posted on January 2, 2015 by justin
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Radioactivity quiz

Posted on February 23, 2014 by VCE Physics

Registered users can complete the Radioactivity Quiz task with 20 multiple choice questions. Please note that you have only 60 minutes to complete this task and that each user can only complete it once.

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Nuclear energy podcast

Posted on May 21, 2012 by VCE Physics

Nuclear fission, Chain reactions, Mass defect, Atomic mass units , Uranium 235 fission, Energy released: E = mc2, Binding energy Download the notes. Download the video.

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Nerdling magazine – Nuclear issue

Posted on May 10, 2012 by VCE Physics

Nerdling was an online Science issues magazine produced in the early 2000s. I’m not too sure of it’s origins or the authors, but it certainly is a fantastic compilation of nuclear facts. Nerdling nuclear issue

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A is for atom

Posted on March 30, 2012 by VCE Physics

A classic 1950s educational film, funded by the General Electric company to help promote nuclear power.

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The Radioactive Boy Scout

Posted on March 28, 2012 by VCE Physics

What happened when a teenager tried a dangerous experiment in his back yard…. the tale of the Radioactive Boy Scout. http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html  

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BBC One Planet Podcast – The Nuclear Future

Posted on March 24, 2012 by VCE Physics

An interesting series of reports about the future of nuclear energy sources worldwide in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Download the podcast from the BBC site: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/oneplanet/oneplanet_20120323-1932a.mp3

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