Nuclear Physics (Physics)

Recall cards on nuclear physics. Properties of nuclei: protons, neutrons, nucleons, atomic and mass numbers, isotopes, the atomic mass unit, nuclear radius and density, and the strong nuclear force. Nuclear binding energy, the mass defect, binding energy per nucleon, and the stability of iron-56. Radioactive decay, the decay law and decay constant, half-life, activity, the becquerel and curie, and carbon-14 dating. Alpha, beta, and gamma decay with their changes in Z and A and their penetrating power. Nuclear fission, chain reactions, critical mass, and the liquid drop model. Nuclear fusion, the proton-proton chain in the Sun, and the deuterium-tritium reaction. Medical applications and biological effects: technetium-99m, PET imaging, the gray, the rad, relative biological effectiveness, and the sievert.