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The Law of Radioactive Decay
Java Applet simulating the random decay of 1000 radioactive nuclei, comparing this with the theory
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How does radiocarbon dating work?
You've probably heard of carbon 14 dating, but how does it work? It's all about radioactive decay.
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How Nuclear Radiation Works
A brief description of how Nuclear Radiation works from HowStuffWorks.com. Covering atomic structure, particles, radioactive decay, applications, naturally occurring isotopes.
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Radioactive source
Description of radioactive activity with definitions and comparison of bequerels and curies.
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The Radioactive Orchestra
Cool project where you can compose your own tunes using music based on the radiation emitted by radioactive isotopes.
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Hyperphysics - Radioactive Half-Life
Description and graph of radioactive half life with links to related information.
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Hyperphysics - Radioactive processes, alpha, beta and gamma
Description of radioactive processes alpha, beta and gamma, including barrier penetration and effect of fields.
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Energy from Matter
A nice slideshow covering the history and ideas of fission and fusion, including decay chains and the E=MC2 equation.
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