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The Mechanical Universe 51
Atoms to Quarks |
Electron waves attracted to the nucleus of an atom help account for the periodic table of the elements and ultimately lead to the search for quarks.
Ch Frame Code Title
1 A Opening Sequence
2 02423 G Nature Of Theory And Fact
3 05616 E Fermi Lab Particle Accelerator
4 06187 A Microscopic Basis Of Pressure
5 06477 A Molecular Electrostatic Forces
6 07347 A Sodium Chloride Model
7 07779 A Atomic Nucleus
8 08367 E Fermi Lab Particle Accelerator
9 09981 A Energy Transitions - Bohr Model
10 10437 A Angular Momentum Quantization
11 11456 H Matter Waves
12 12317 A 'Planetary' And Atomic Motion Compared
13 12917 V Periodic Table
14 13411 A Uncertainty Principle
15 14417 A Probability Distribution Of Electron
16 16906 A H Atom Electron Orbital (ground state, n=1)
17 17495 A H Atom Electron Orbital (n=2)
18 17705 A H Atom angular momentum (n=2, L=1)
19 21560 A H Atom Electron Orbitals (n=3)
20 24563 A Energy Levels Of H Atom
21 25720 H Greek Notion Of Elements
22 26215 E Fermi Lab Particle Accelerator
23 27320 A Electron Spin
24 29909 V Sunrise Over Ocean
25 30137 V Earth From Space
26 30633 A Periodic Table Based On Quantum Numbers
27 36383 E Fermi Lab Particle Accelerator
28 38093 A Octet Of Baryons
29 39076 E Particle Accelerator
30 40483 A Quark Composition Of Baryons
31 42578 V Scientists At Computer Terminal
32 43978 G Courage Of A Revolutionary
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Prepared by Jeff Rudd, 1999
Revised by Laura Schmidt, 2007