Strand 4: Modern Physics Atomic and Nuclear
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4.1. The electronThe electron is the fundamental carrier of negative charge in matter.4.2. Photoelectric emission and X-Ray productionIn the photoelectric effect, light shining on a metal knocks electrons out of its surface.4.3. Early models of the atomIn 1897, J.J. Thomson discovered the electron.4.4 RadioactivityIllustrated explanations.4.5. Mass energy equivalenceMass–energy equivalence is one of the most transformative concepts in modern physics: mass and energy are not separate, independent quantities, but are…4.6. Harnessing energy from nuclear processesTopic 4.6 explores how energy is extracted from subatomic processes through Einstein's mass-energy equivalence, E = mc².
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