AQA 7408 A-Level Physics coverage of nuclear physics (3.8): atomic structure and the Rutherford scattering experiment, types of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma), the radioactive decay equation and half-life, nuclear binding energy and mass defect, and nuclear fission and fusion. Phase 2 expansion will add nuclear-radius and density (RP7 anchor), induced fission and reactor physics, and a full RP7 inverse-square-law deep dive.
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