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What is the term used to describe the difference in mass between the original nucleus and the resulting nucleus after a nuclear reaction?
What is the term used to describe the difference in mass between the original nucleus and the resulting nucleus after a nuclear reaction?
- Binding energy
- Mass defect (correct)
- Mass excess
- Nuclear energy
What is the process by which two or more small nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus, releasing energy in the process?
What is the process by which two or more small nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus, releasing energy in the process?
- Nuclear synthesis
- Fission
- Radioactive decay
- Fusion (correct)
What is the reason for the decrease in binding energy per nucleon for high nucleon numbers?
What is the reason for the decrease in binding energy per nucleon for high nucleon numbers?
- Decreased number of neutrons
- Increased strong attraction between nucleons
- Increased average distance between nucleons (correct)
- Decreased electrostatic repulsion between protons
What is the term used to describe the energy released when a large nucleus breaks apart into smaller daughter nuclei?
What is the term used to describe the energy released when a large nucleus breaks apart into smaller daughter nuclei?
What is the most stable isotope, according to the graph of binding energy per nucleon?
What is the most stable isotope, according to the graph of binding energy per nucleon?
What is the term used to describe the attraction between nucleons in a nucleus?
What is the term used to describe the attraction between nucleons in a nucleus?
What is the process by which a nucleus emits a high-energy particle or photon, resulting in a mass defect?
What is the process by which a nucleus emits a high-energy particle or photon, resulting in a mass defect?
What is the term used to describe the energy required to separate nucleons in a nucleus?
What is the term used to describe the energy required to separate nucleons in a nucleus?
What is the term used to describe the particle that is the antiparticle of a normal particle?
What is the term used to describe the particle that is the antiparticle of a normal particle?
What is the characteristic of the gravitational force?
What is the characteristic of the gravitational force?
Which of the following is responsible for beta decay?
Which of the following is responsible for beta decay?
What is the relationship between mass and energy according to Einstein's hypothesis?
What is the relationship between mass and energy according to Einstein's hypothesis?
What is the range of the strong nuclear force?
What is the range of the strong nuclear force?
What is the result of the annihilation of matter and antimatter?
What is the result of the annihilation of matter and antimatter?
What is the role of the strong nuclear force in the nucleus?
What is the role of the strong nuclear force in the nucleus?
What is the relationship between the energy change and the mass change according to Einstein's relation?
What is the relationship between the energy change and the mass change according to Einstein's relation?
What is the characteristic of the electromagnetic force?
What is the characteristic of the electromagnetic force?
What is the interpretation of the concept of mass as a form of energy?
What is the interpretation of the concept of mass as a form of energy?
What was the primary purpose of Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment?
What was the primary purpose of Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment?
What was the expected outcome of Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment?
What was the expected outcome of Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment?
What was the actual outcome of Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment?
What was the actual outcome of Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment?
What was the conclusion drawn by Rutherford from the experiment?
What was the conclusion drawn by Rutherford from the experiment?
What was the significance of the small proportion of alpha particles that were deflected by more than 90°?
What was the significance of the small proportion of alpha particles that were deflected by more than 90°?
Why was a vacuum necessary in Rutherford's experiment?
Why was a vacuum necessary in Rutherford's experiment?
What was the role of the scintillators in Rutherford's experiment?
What was the role of the scintillators in Rutherford's experiment?
What was the thickness of the gold foil used in Rutherford's experiment?
What was the thickness of the gold foil used in Rutherford's experiment?
What was the prevailing model of the atom before Rutherford's experiment?
What was the prevailing model of the atom before Rutherford's experiment?
What is a major assumption of radiocarbon dating?
What is a major assumption of radiocarbon dating?
Why is radiocarbon dating limited to samples younger than 5700 years?
Why is radiocarbon dating limited to samples younger than 5700 years?
What is the process by which small nuclei are fused together to produce larger nuclei and energy in stars?
What is the process by which small nuclei are fused together to produce larger nuclei and energy in stars?
What is the purpose of the high temperatures and pressures in the star's core?
What is the purpose of the high temperatures and pressures in the star's core?
What is the byproduct of the proton-proton chain in main sequence stars?
What is the byproduct of the proton-proton chain in main sequence stars?
What is the process by which the heaviest elements are synthesized?
What is the process by which the heaviest elements are synthesized?
What is the advantage of artificial fusion reactors?
What is the advantage of artificial fusion reactors?
Why is rubidium often used for dating old samples?
Why is rubidium often used for dating old samples?
What is the process by which carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are synthesized in large stars?
What is the process by which carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are synthesized in large stars?
What is the main reason quarks have never been detected in isolation?
What is the main reason quarks have never been detected in isolation?
What is the consequence of the mass-energy equivalence in particle collisions?
What is the consequence of the mass-energy equivalence in particle collisions?
What is the role of conservation rules in particle collisions?
What is the role of conservation rules in particle collisions?
What is the consequence of the strangeness property in strong interactions?
What is the consequence of the strangeness property in strong interactions?
What is the main difference between quarks and leptons?
What is the main difference between quarks and leptons?
What is the lepton number of an antilepton?
What is the lepton number of an antilepton?
What is the main reason neutrinos are difficult to detect?
What is the main reason neutrinos are difficult to detect?
What is the purpose of building higher energy particle colliders?
What is the purpose of building higher energy particle colliders?
What is the consequence of the conservation of baryon and lepton number?
What is the consequence of the conservation of baryon and lepton number?
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Study Notes
Rutherford's Alpha-Particle Scattering Experiment
- Rutherford's experiment disproved the Plum Pudding Model of the atom.
- Alpha particles were fired at a thin sheet of gold foil in a vacuum.
- Most alpha particles passed through with only a slight deflection, indicating that the atom is mostly empty space.
- A small proportion of particles were deflected by more than 90°, suggesting that the charge on the nucleus is positive.
Fundamental Forces
- There are four fundamental forces in the universe: gravitational, electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and strong nuclear.
- The gravitational force acts on particles with mass and is always attractive.
- The electromagnetic force acts on particles with charge and has an infinite range.
- The weak nuclear force is responsible for beta decay and acts on particles with specific properties.
- The strong nuclear force acts between nucleons and quarks, counteracting the repulsive electrostatic force between protons in the nucleus.
Mass-Energy Equivalence
- Einstein hypothesized that energy and mass are linked by the mass-energy equivalence.
- The energy change is proportional to the mass change, with the speed of light squared as the constant of proportionality.
- The concept of mass as a form of energy is demonstrated by the annihilation of matter and antimatter.
- A mass defect occurs when a parent nucleus emits a daughter nucleus and a high-energy particle or photon, resulting in a mass difference between the total original mass and the total final mass of the products.
Nuclear Reactions
- Fusion is the process of combining two smaller nuclei to form a larger nucleus, releasing energy in the process.
- Fission is the process of breaking apart a larger nucleus into two smaller nuclei, releasing energy in the process.
- The binding energy per nucleon is highest for iron-56, making it the most stable isotope.
- For low nucleon numbers, the binding energy per nucleon increases as two small nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus.
- For high nucleon numbers, the binding energy per nucleon decreases as a larger nucleus breaks apart into two smaller nuclei.
Antimatter
- Every particle has a corresponding antiparticle.
- Quarks have been deduced from particle collisions, and their existence has been inferred from conservation rules.
- Leptons are fundamental particles not affected by the strong force, but subject to the weak nuclear force.
- Examples of leptons include electrons, positrons, neutrinos, and muons.
Nuclear Fusion
- Nuclear fusion occurs in stars, where small nuclei are fused together to produce larger nuclei and energy.
- High temperatures and pressures are required to overcome the electrostatic repulsion between nuclei.
- The proton-proton chain is the process by which fusion occurs in main sequence stars like the sun.
- The CNO cycle is the predominant fusion process in larger stars.
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