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7A QUANTUM EFFECTS
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7B ATOMIC PHYSICS
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- 10. Spectra
- *line spectra and student gratings
- line spectra and large grating
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- 11. Absorption
- *sodium absorption/emission
- *spectral absorption by sodium mercury vapor shadow
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- 13. Resonance Radiation
- *iodine resonance radiation
- sodium vapor beam
- UV specturm by fluorescence
- *fluorescence and phosphorescence
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- 20. Fine Splitting
- *Zeeman splitting with mercury
- Zeman - sodium flame in magnet
- *Stern-Gerlach
- Stern-Gerlach crystal model
- *ESR - simple low field
- *Mossbauer Mossbauer model
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- 30. Ionization Potential
- *Frank-Hertz
- excited states model
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- 35. Electron Properties
- discharge at low pressures
- Maltese cross
- paddlewheel
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- 50. Atomic Models
- *orbital models (Klinger)
- *periodic charts
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7D NUCLEAR PHYSICS
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- 10. Radioactivity
- *Geiger counter and samples
- half life with isotope generator
- radon in the air
- *range and absorption
- *water flow model of decay
- electrical analog of decay
- dice on the overhead
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- 20. Nuclear Reactions
- *mousetrap chain reaction
- match chain reaction
- domino chain reaction
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- 30. Particle Detectors
- geiger counter
- survey meters
- thermal neutron detector
- *Cenco alpha detector
- *Wilson cloud chamber
- *diffusion cloud chamber
- spark chamber
- *bubble chamber photographs
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- 40. NMR
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- 50. Models of the Nucleus
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7E ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
- 10. Identification of Particles
- 20. Classification of Particles
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7F RELATIVITY
- 10. Special Relativity
- *gravitational surface model
- *Lorentz transformation (M.U.)
- *Hewitt film "Majestic Clockwork" videotape
- foam rubber roller
- 20. General Relativity
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