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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
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A Set of Exercises Regarding Nuclear Explosions
Physics Education, v56 n2 Article 025004 Mar 2021
An elementary-level physics approach is used to calculate a number of interesting and useful quantities related to nuclear explosions. The set of eight exercises deals with nuclear fission fragments, the variation of fissile nucleus density in a fissioning nuclear device core with time, and the fireball.
Descriptors: Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Energy, Science Education, Science Activities, Computation, Equations (Mathematics), Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Science and Society
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Language: English
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