Module
5 : MODERN PHYSICS
Lecture
27 : Nuclear Energy
Objectives
In this course you will learn the following
Mass energy equivalence.
Nuclear binding energy.
Nature of nuclear forces.
Energy released in nuclear fission.
Controlled chain reaction and principle of a nuclear reactor.
Nuclear fusion.
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