1. Introduction
Topics
- Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Decay
- Isotope
- Chart of Nuclides
- Nuclear Shell Model
Learning Goals
- Explain how the changing the number of neutrons or protons affects the atomic number and isotope species.
- Describe how different decays will change the nucleons in the nucleus and if that changes the symbol of the atom being shown and affects parameters like atomic number/atomic mass.
- Predict the shell model depiction of an isotope based on the isotope symbol or name.
- Find the isotope on the nuclide chart using the symbol, name, or the number of protons and neutrons.
- Predict the resulting isotope and the decay path of an isotope from its position on the nuclide chart.