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Nuclear Chemistry Explorer
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Nucleus Builder & Stability
Build a nucleus by adding protons and neutrons, and watch its isotope notation update live. Nuclei with too many or too few neutrons for their size are unstable — the Explorer predicts how they'll decay.
Radioactive Decay & Nuclear Equations
Watch each type of radioactive decay, compare particle properties, and practice balancing nuclear equations — then follow a real decay chain from uranium all the way toward a stable nucleus.
Half-Life & Decay Kinetics
Run a large sample of radioactive nuclei and watch it decay tick by tick. Each nucleus decays randomly, but with enough of them the population still follows a smooth, predictable curve.
Mass Defect & Binding Energy
Weigh a nucleus against its own separate protons and neutrons — the nucleus is always a little lighter. That missing mass became the energy holding it together.
Fission & Fusion
Split a heavy nucleus, run a chain-reaction reactor, and fuse light nuclei together like a star does — then see why both processes release energy.
Radiation, Shielding & Safety
Alpha, beta, and gamma radiation behave very differently. Test how well different shields stop each one, how distance protects you, and how real-world doses compare.