Present and discuss the historical development of nuclear fission, starting with Fermi in 1934 and working up to production of nuclear bombs. Define fission in terms of nuclear division into 2 fragments with a resulting release of energy. Show and discuss images to highlight how the nucleus elongates and then divides. Uranium will divide into barium and krypton, with a release of energy equal to 7 times that of TNT/ atom. Present and discuss the formula for fission of uranium-235.
Review and analyze the homework questions from Wed.