Nuclear Physics Explained
The Quantum Nucleus and Magic Numbers
TV-PG
S1 • E7 Apr 26, 2018 29mHigh school chemistry introduces students to the atomic shell model, which describes the distribution of electrons around the nucleus. In this lecture, learn the analogous nuclear shell model and the magic numbers that constitute full shells of protons and neutrons within the nucleus. Also, discover how an entire nucleus can ring like a bell or spin like a top.