Quantum, Atomic, and Nuclear Physics
Which of the following fundamental forces is the weakest?
Which type of radiation is essentially a helium nucleus?
A radioactive substance has a half-life of 20 years. If you start with 4000 atoms, how many atoms will remain after 40 years?
During alpha decay, a nucleus emits an alpha particle. If a nucleus of Uranium-238 (²³⁸U) undergoes alpha decay, what is the resulting daughter nucleus?
According to Einstein's mass-energy equivalence, what is the relationship between energy and mass?
If a nuclear reaction has a mass defect of , what is the energy released (E) during the reaction?
In a nuclear reaction, the mass of the reactants is slightly greater than the mass of the products. What happens to the 'missing' mass?
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A nuclear reaction releases 931.5 MeV of energy. What is the mass defect in atomic mass units (u), given that 1 u = 931.5 MeV/c²?
Which concept explains that particles can exhibit wave-like properties and waves can exhibit particle-like properties?
What phenomenon is demonstrated by the double-slit experiment?