Nuclear chemistry Flashcards
occur when the outermost or valence electrons aroundthe nucleus interact.
Nuclear Chemistry
he discovered that uranium
emitted radiation.
Henry Becquerel
She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for the discovery of
radioactivity along with her husband Pierre and Becquerel.
Marie Curie
Marie Curie won another Noble
prize for discovering the radioactive elements _______ and ________ .
Radium and Polonium
The spontaneous breakdown of an atom by emission of particles and/or radiations.
Radioactivity
All elements having an atomic number greater than __
are radioactive.
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It is the number of protons in its nucleus
Atomic number
The atomic number also specifies the
number of __________ present.
Electron
the sum of the numbers of protons and
neutrons in its nucleus
Atomic number
elements that have the same mass
number but different atomic numbers
Isobars
nuclides that have the same
number of neutrons but have different atomic number.
Isotones
have the same atomic number, atomic mass and number of neutrons, but with different energies
Isomers
nuclides that have the
same atomic number but different mass number
Isotopes
4 types of nuclear reaction
radioactive decay,
nuclear transmutation,
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
Tell if it is chemical or nuclear reaction :
Atoms are rearranged by the breaking
and forming of chemical bonds
Chemical Reaction
Tell if it is chemical or nuclear reaction :
Elements are converted to another
element
Nuclear reaction
Tell if it is chemical or nuclear reaction :
Proton, neutron, electron, and positron
are involved.
Nuclear reaction
Tell if it is chemical or nuclear reaction :
Reactions involved absorption and
released of small amount of energy
Chemical Reaction
Tell if it is chemical or nuclear reaction :
Rates of reaction are not affected by
surface area, concentrations,
temperature, pressure, and presence
of catalysts.
Nuclear reaction
How to tell if nuclear reactions are balanced
The total number of protons plus neutrons in the products and in the reactants are the same
The total number of nuclear charges in the products and in the reactants
are the same
Symbol of proton in N.R
1 1
H or P
1 1
Symbol of neutron in N.R
1
N
0
Symbol or electron / Beta (β)
particle
0 0
ℯ β
−1 or -1
Symbol of positron
0 0
ℯ β
+1 or +1