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What is the structure of an atom?
All about Graphene
The Radioactive Orchestra
What is a kilogram?
How do solar cells work?
Top 4 Bonkers things about the universe
What is radioactivity?
Does anyone understand quantum mechanics?
Molecules at the Movies
Boobs, Babes and Blood
Will an asteroid impact spell the end of humanity?
All about... Quantum Computing
What is string theory?
Recreating the Big Bang
Could your phone harm your health?
How is physics used in archaeology?
The structure of an atom
A simple page on atomic structure. Aimed at GCSE level, but suitable for anyone.
Quanta and atoms - the elementary approach
Designed by students as part of the ThinkQuest competition, this site provides a teaching course on three levels explaining the atomic and quantum world.
Doping Of Semiconductors
The addition of a small percentage of foreign atoms in the regular crystal lattice of silicon or germanium produces dramatic changes in their electrical properties.
Photon Absorption
Explanation of the absorption of photons in an hydrogen atom and its energy levels. Use of the Bohr and Rydberg equations.
Teleportation breaks new ground
Articlein physicsworld covering the first quantum teleportation of atoms in 2004.
Electron Configurations Java Applet
Chemistry really but shows how electron shells are filled up in atoms
Halflife
Half life is the amount of time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay. Find out more here.
Hyperphysics - The Nucleus
Relative scale models of an atom, descriptions of size and density of the nucleus and the strong force, with good links to other sites
A look inside the Atom
Exhibition site to mark 100 years since the discovery of the electron. Overview of experiments. Details of J J Thomson, images, sound files. Attractive, informative, highly recommended!
Science Trek Applets
Applets demonstrating EM waves, Quantum Atoms, Polarization, the Periodic Table and Isotopes and Radioactivity all from the physics 2000 website