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Splitting the nucleus

The experiment that first ‘split the atom’ was the first experimental test of Einstein’s most famous equation

The terms in bold link to topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA A-level specifications, as well as the IB, Pre-U and SQA exam specifications.

Calculations explore the equivalence between mass and energy in a nuclear reaction and show how to work with quantities expressed in atomic mass units and electronvolts.

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