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Contents
Introduction 4 Inside the elements 6 Types of radioactivity 8 Changing one element to another 10 Measuring radioactivity 12 Background radiation 14 Half-life 16 Radioactive clocks 18 Radioactive tracers 20 Radium 22 Uranium 24 Other common radioactive elements 26 Fission: splitting the atom 28 Fusion: combining atoms 30 Nuclear energy 32 Nuclear reactors 34 Nuclear accidents 36 Nuclear weapons 38 Nuclear waste 40 Irradiation 42 Key facts about uranium and plutonium 44
The Periodic Table Index
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