Grade: High School - 2

PII.10.2
Explain the stability of the nucleus considering the electromagnetic repulsion in the nucleus and how forces govern binding energy and radioactive decay for different elements.

I Can Statements Academic Vocabulary
I can explain the stability of the nucleus considering the electromagnetic repulsion in the nucleus.

I can explain how forces govern binding energy and radioactive decay for different elements.

Electromagnetic Repulsion
Binding Energy
Radioactive Decay

Cross Cutting Concepts
Energy and Matter
Cause and Effect
Looking Back Looking Ahead
Describe the Standard Model and explain the composition and decay of subatomic particles using the Standard Model and Feynman diagrams. (PII.10.1) Qualitatively compare and contrast how particle interactions, fission, and fusion can convert matter into energy and energy into matter, and calculate the relative amounts of matter and energy in such processes. (PII.10.3)