Reference Material Needed for Essay on Radioactive Decay

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For an essay on radioactive decay, recommended reference materials include high school-level physics textbooks that cover topics such as the equivalence of mass and energy, alpha, beta, and gamma decay, and applications like nuclear power and carbon dating. Local and school libraries are good resources for finding these books. Although the essay is for a science access course and lacks a specific reading list, general physics literature should suffice. It's important to explore various applications of radioactive decay in fields like medical physics. Utilizing these resources will help in crafting a comprehensive 3,000-word essay.
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I have an essay on radioactive decay, here is the title 'Explore the nature of radioactive decay and Discuss it's applications'



Does anyone know any good reference material for this kind of thing?
Equivilence of mass and energy
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Nuclear power
Med Physics
Carbon Dating
Any other Applications



Any Help would be much appreciated, thanks :)
 
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Do you have a book recommended for your course? That would be my first port of call.
 
nah, it's not actually for a physics course, i made the question myself. its for a module of my science access course called 'study skills' where i have to do a 3k word essay so there's no reading list unfortunatly :(
 
Well in that case may I suggest looking for a physics book. Most high school level books should have information on all the points you mentioned. There should be plenty available in local or school libraries.
 
ok cool, thanks :)
 

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