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This webpage contains a simulation that provides qualitative pictures of alpha radiation, fission of a Uranium 235 nucleus, and controlled and uncontrolled nuclear chain reactions. Evolution of the processes over time is shown. Variables such as the number of nuclei and the containment of reactions can be altered to demonstrate the statistical nature of the reactions.

Sample learning goals as well as a teacher's guide for the simulation are available.

This simulation is part of a large and growing collection. It has been designed using principles from physics education research and refined based on student interviews.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.4.2_17 of Java Applet Plug-in.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Modern Physics
- Nuclear Physics
= Nuclear Reactions
= Radioactivity
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Curriculum support
= Interactive Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Categories Intended Users Ratings
- Application
- Learners
- Educators
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Formats:
application/java
text/html
Mirror:
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/nu…
Access Rights:
Free access
License:
This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 license. Additional information is available.
Rights Holder:
PhET and University of Colorado
Keywords:
Alpha Radiation, Atom, Chain Reaction, Fission, Neutron, Nuclear Reactor, Proton, Uranium, nuclear power
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created September 2, 2006 by Gifford Weber
Record Updated:
August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update
when Cataloged:
October 1, 2008
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AIP Format
(PhET, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/nuclear-fission).
AJP/PRST-PER
PhET Simulation: Nuclear Fission (PhET, Boulder, 2005), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/nuclear-fission>.
APA Format
PhET Simulation: Nuclear Fission. (2008, October 1). Retrieved November 4, 2024, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/nuclear-fission
Chicago Format
PhET. PhET Simulation: Nuclear Fission. Boulder: PhET, October 1, 2008. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/nuclear-fission (accessed 4 November 2024).
MLA Format
PhET Simulation: Nuclear Fission. Boulder: PhET, 2005. 1 Oct. 2008. 4 Nov. 2024 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/nuclear-fission>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Title = {PhET Simulation: Nuclear Fission}, Publisher = {PhET}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {4 November 2024}, Month = {October 1, 2008}, Year = {2005} }
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