1 / 14

Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactivity: Understanding Atomic Structure and Reactions (95 characters)

Explore the discoveries of Marie Curie and the world of nuclear chemistry, including radioactivity, nuclear reactions, and types of radiation. Learn about alpha, beta, and gamma rays, as well as balancing nuclear reactions. Discover how elements and isotopes are produced through bombardment and gamma reactions. (473 characters)

blocher
Download Presentation

Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactivity: Understanding Atomic Structure and Reactions (95 characters)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Nuclear Chemistry

  2. Radioactivity • 1. Marie Curie discovered that atoms are made up of smaller particles. She discovered the spontaneous disintegration of some elements into smaller pieces. *Radioactivity (radioactive decay – decay of nucleus)

  3. Nuclear Reactions vs. Chemical Reactions • 2. Nuclear Reactions involve the nucleus. The nucleus opens, and protons and neutrons are rearranged. • 3. The opening of the nucleus releases a tremendous amount of energy that holds the nucleus together – called binding energy. • 4. “Normal” chemical reactions involve electrons, not protons and neutrons.

  4. Types of Nuclear Radiation • A) Alpha (α) – a positively charged Helium isotope Symbolin Equation– Penetrating Ability – least penetrating, can be stopped by a sheet of paper

  5. Types of Nuclear Radiation • B) Beta (β) – an electron Symbolin Equation– Penetrating Ability – faster and more penetrating than alpha particles, stopped by a piece of aluminum foil

  6. Types of Nuclear Radiation • C) Gamma Ray (γ) – pure energy, EM wave with highest frequency and shortest wavelength • Symbolin Equation– • Penetrating Ability – stopped by thick blocks of dense materials, such as concrete or lead

  7. Other Symbols… • a) Neutron Symbol in Equation– • b) Positron – positive electron Symbol in Equation– • c) Proton – referred to as H-1 Symbol in Equation-

  8. Balancing Nuclear Reactions • 5. Atomic numbers and mass numbers must balance. Use a particle or an isotope to fill in the missing protons and neutrons.

  9. Alpha Emission 6. Mass Number: (protons + neutrons) Atomic Number: (protons)

  10. Beta Emission 7. Mass Number: (protons + neutrons) Atomic Number: (protons)

  11. Learning Check #1 • What radioactive isotope is produced in the following bombardment of Boron?

  12. Learning Check #2 • 9. Write the nuclear equation for the Beta emitter Co-60.

  13. Gamma Ray Emission • 10. New elements or new isotopes of known elements are produced by bombarding an atom with a subatomicparticle such as a proton or neutron—or even a much heavier particle. • 11. Reactions using neutrons are called gamma reactions because gamma rays are usually given off.

  14. Gamma Ray Emission • 12. Radioisotopes used in medicine are usually made by gamma reactions. • 13. Example of a gamma reaction:

More Related