7D50.95 - Chart of the Nuclides

Position the chart onto the Blackboard Optics board.   The Wall Chart Information Booklet in the 7D50.95 file has additional information useful for classroom presentations.
Code Number:
7D50.95
Demo Title:
Chart of the Nuclides
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Nucleus composition
Area of Study:
Modern Physics
Equipment:
Chart of the Nuclides.
Procedure:

Position the chart onto the Blackboard Optics board.   The Wall Chart Information Booklet in the 7D50.95 file has additional information useful for classroom presentations.

Get an updated chart when necessary.

References:
  • Kate L. Jones and Witold Nazarewicz, "Designer Nuclei - Making Atoms that Barely Exist", TPT, Vol. 48, #6, Sept. 2010, p. 381.
  • Zach Constan, "Learning Nuclear Science with Marbles", TPT, Vol. 48, #2, Feb. 2010, p. 114.
  • Christine Middleton, "Lead-208 Nuclei Have Thick Skins", Physics Today, July 2021, p. 12.
  • Toni Feder, "Can MAGIS work magic for separating stable isotopes?", Physics Today, Sept. 2016, p. 22.
  • Bertram Schwarzschild, "Trapped Nobeliumions Yield First Direct Measurements of Transuranic Masses", Physics Today, Vol. 63, #4, April 2010, p. 12.
  • Hendrik Schatz, "Rare Isotopes in the Cosmos", Physics Today, Vol. 61, #11, Nov. 2008, p. 40.
  • David J. Dean, "Beyond the Nuclear Shell Model", Physics Today, Vol. 60, #11, Nov. 2007, p. 48.
  • Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and Lockheed Martin, "Nuclides and Isotopes", Chart of the Nuclides - Wall Chart Information Booklet, 16th Ed.  

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