Isotopes and Average Atomic Mass & Nuclear chemistry Flashcards
proton
1920
rutherford
nucleus
positive
mass of 1 amu
1p
1
electron
1897
thompson
orbitals
negative
~0 amu
0e
-1
neutron
1932
chadwick
neutral
1 amu
nucleus
1n
0
e
what is the atomic mass?
represents weightened average of all of the isotopes for that element
what is nuclear chemistry?
changes that take place during nucleua of atoms
what ia radioactivity ?
term to describe the spontaneous emission of particles or electromagnetic radiation from an unstable nucleus
elementary particles
proton - 1p1
electron - 0e-1
neutron - 1n0
beta - 0e-1
alpha - 4He2
positron - 0e+1
gamma - y
types of decay
alpha decay - 4He2
beta Decay - in products, 0e-1
positron emmission - 0e+1
Electron capture - in reactants, 0e-1
gamma emission - 0Y0
What things stand for in half-life formula
N(t) = amount after time elapsed
N(o) = amount to begin with
t = time elapsed
t(1/2) = half-life