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Old 04-28-2012, 04:36 PM   #1
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Nuclear Decay????????

How important is this topic. My class has never even touched upon this topic. I am talking about Chapter 14 in PR. It says there are about 5 question on it. WHat are the main point and equations I should know?
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Old 04-28-2012, 06:03 PM   #2
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Just know what beta and alpha particles are and understand the conservation of mass and charge. Learn the vocab related to nuclear and do a few practice problems, and you'll be fine. As long as you're careful, they're the easiest questions on the exam.
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Old 04-28-2012, 06:46 PM   #3
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Know what half-life means and be able to answer simple questions that require understanding of the concept.
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Old 04-28-2012, 07:53 PM   #4
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dont worry, nuclear decay isn't too bad. its basically balancing 2 sides of an equation.
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