Nuclear physics

In this tutorial, we will learn about radioactive decay, nuclear stability, and what is happening on a subatomic level during a nuclear reaction.

Mass defect and binding energy

Nuclear stability and nuclear equations

Types of decay

Writing nuclear equations for alpha, beta, and gamma decay

Half-life and carbon dating

Half-life plot

Exponential decay formula proof (can skip, involves calculus)

Exponential decay problem solving

More exponential decay examples

Exponential decay and semi-log plots