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In the Classroom
Nucleogenesis! A Game with Natural Rules for Teaching Nuclear Synthesis and Decay
Donald J. Olbris and Judith Herzfeld
Department of Chemistry MS #015 and Keck Institute for Cellular Visualization, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254
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March 1999
Vol. 76 No. 3
p. 349
Abstract
Nucleogenesis! is a simple and engaging game designed to introduce undergraduate physics or chemistry students to nuclear synthesis and decay by simulation of these processes. Each player starts with a hydrogen nucleus and competes to build a silver nucleus by repeatedly fusing his or her nucleus with a proton, a neutron, or an alpha particle, and by occasional reactions with the nuclei of other players. Unstable nuclei that are formed along the way decay via their natural decay paths. By playing the game, students become more familiar with nuclear reactions and the "geography" of the table of isotopes.
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*  Citation
 Olbris, Donald J.; Herzfeld, Judith. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 349.
*  Keywords
 Introductory / High School Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids; Isotopes; Nuclear / Radiochemistry; Nonmajor Courses
*  History
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Last Updated:		 June 15, 1999
June 22, 2005
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