Atoms

...describe the structure of an atom?

...state the charge and relative mass of a proton?

...-a neutron?

...-an electron?

...-an alpha particle?

...state approximate diameter of an atom?

...state approximate diameter of a nucleus?

...define isotope?

...define relative atomic mass?

...understand Avagadros constant and the concept of a mole?

...describe the Rutherford alpha particle experiment?

...explain the results of this experiment?

...describe what "deep inelastic scattering" is?

...confidently write balanced equations involving alpha decay?

...-beta minus decay?

...-beta plus decay?

...-gamma decay?

...explain what lead scientists to conclude that an antineutrino was released in beta decay?

...state what material is required to stop each type of radioactivity?

...describe how each type of radiation is affected by a magnetic field?

...describe the damage that each type of radioactivity can cause humans?

...state roughly how fast each type of radiation travels at?

...define ion?

...descibe the differences in ionising strength of each type of radiation?

...describe how a Geiger counter works?

...describe the main sources of natural background radiation?

...confidently read an N-Z curve?

...know the different regions of instability on an N-Z curve?

...state what quantities are conserved in a nuclear reaction?

...explain why mass is not conserved in a nuclear reaction?

...define atomic mass unit?

...define binding energy?

...perform calculations involving mass defect?

...explain why radioactivity is random, yet follows a predictable pattern?

...explain the physical significance of the decay constant?

...define Bequerel?

...define half life?

...define exponential decay?

...define activity?

...explain how natural backround radiation changes a activity-time curve?

...perform calculations involving carbon dating?

...list some uses of radioisotopes?

...explain in detail what the binding energy per nucleon curve shows?

...explain in detail how fission and fusion relate to the binding energy curve?

...describe the basic structure of a nuclear reactor?

...explain critical mass?

...explain what nuclear fission is and how a chain reaction occurs?

...explain what nuclear fusion is?

...explain what keeps the nucleus together, despite the repulsion between protons?