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Radioactivity Flashcards

1
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  • emission of particles & energy to become stable
    particle - alpha or beta
    energy - xray or gamma
A

Radioactivity

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  • process from being unstable to stable where emission of particles and energy occurs
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Radioactive Decay/ Radioactive Disintegration

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3
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+ elements having the same no. of protons

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Isotope

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4
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+ elements having the same no. of neutron

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Isotone

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5
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+ elements having the same no. of atomic mass

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Isobar

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6
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+ element having same no. in npa

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Isomere

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7
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  • 2 primary sources of naturally occuring radioisotopes
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Uranium (U-92) - nuclear power
Carbon 14 - history archiology

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Types of Ionizing Radiation

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Particulate Radiation n Electromagnetic

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9
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  • finite range in matter (limited)
  • ex. alpha n beta
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Particulate

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10
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  • helium nucleus
  • +2
  • heavier
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Alpha Particle

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11
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-light particles
-+1,-1
- beta- negatron ; beta+positron / antimatter

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Beta Particle

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12
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  • xrays n gamma rays
  • often called photons
  • unlimited range in matter
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Electromagnetic

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13
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  • another term for xray and gamma rays
  • no mass / no charge
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Photons

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14
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+ speed of light (c)

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3×10⁸ m/s or 1.86×10⁵ mi/s

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15
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  • origin : electron cloud
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Xrays

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16
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  • origin : nucleus / radioactive nuclei
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Gamma Rays

17
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  • type of radiation used in utz n mri
  • utz - soundwaves ; mri - radiowaves
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Non Ionizing Radiation

18
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  • number of neutrons exceed number of protons
  • n = a-z
  • odd z
  • no stable nuclides with a=5/8
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Stable Nuclides

19
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-“the greater the binding energy per nucleon, the more stable the element / nucleus”

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Binding Energy Nucleon

20
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  • nucleus is unstable if it is too big
  • z=43 technetium z=61 promethium
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Nuclear Size

21
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-“as the atomic mass increases the ratio must also increase

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Ratio of Neutron to Proton

22
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  • 4/2a
  • a -4 ; z -2
  • too large to be stable
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Alpha Decay

23
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  • 0/-1B
  • a 0 ; z +1
  • neutron to proton too large for stability
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Beta Minus Decay

24
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  • 0/+1B
  • a 0 ; z -1
  • neutron to proton too small for stability
  • emits positron n neutrino
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Beta Plus Decay

25
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  • 0/-1 + xrays
  • a 0 ; z -1
  • nuclues captures one of its electrons
  • k shell captured (nearest to electron)
  • produces neutrino in a form of xray
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Electron Capture

26
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  • 0/0
  • excited state comes to ground state
  • m - meta stable
A

Gamma Ray Emission

113L (5 decks)

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