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  National Geographic: What is Nuclear Energy?

  02:28

  Chemistry

  energy

  nuclear energy

  nuclear chemistry

  nuclear fission

  nuclear fusion

  E MS HS C

  How does nuclear energy work? Is radiation a risk? Find out the difference between nuclear fission and fusion, how uranium fuels the process, and the pros and cons of this alternative energy source.

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  Beakman's World: Radiation Discovery

  05:14

  History

  Physics

  nuclear physics

  radioactivity

  history of radiation

  marie curie

  HS

  Josie acts like Madam Curie to explain how she discovered radiation and how it works. Beakman talks about how the fission of atoms produces heat, which makes radioactive materials glow. Beakman sets up a demonstration with mousetraps and ping pong balls (atoms) where he hits one and it causes a chain reaction of all of the mouse traps triggering.