1. Intro to Nuclear Chemistry http://www.chem.orst.edu/graduate/pics/Reactor.jpg

2. How does a nuclear reactor work? http://www.lanl.gov/science/1663/images/reactor.jpg

3. How does a small mass contained in this bomb cause…… Nuclear Bomb of 1945 known as “fat man” http://www.travisairmuseum.org/assets/images/fatman.jpg

4. …this huge nuclear explosion? http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01200/Graphics/705px-Nuclear_fireball.jpg

5. Is there radon in your basement? http://a.abcnews.com/images/Blotter/abc_1radon_ad_070625_ssh.jpg

6. Notation

7. Nucleons Protons and Neutrons

8. The nucleons are bound together by the strong force.

9. Isotopes Atoms of a given element with: same #protons but different # neutrons

10. H H H http://education.jlab.org/glossary/isotope.html

11. Isotopes of Carbon

12. Isotopes of certain unstable elements that spontaneously emit particles and energy from the nucleus. Henri Beckerel 1896 accidentally observed radioactivity of uranium salts that were fogging photographic film. His associates were Marie and Pierre Curie. Radioactive Isotopes

13. Marie Curie: born 1867, in Poland as Maria Sklodowska Lived in France 1898 discovered the elements polonium and radium. http://www.radiochemistry.org/nuclearmedicine/pioneers/images/mariecurie.jpg

14. Marie Curie a Pioneer of Radioactivity Winner of 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Henri Becquerel and her husband, Pierre Curie.Pierre Curie Winner of the sole 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

15. 3 Main Types of Radioactive Decay Alpha  Beta  Gamma 

16. Emission of alpha particles  : helium nuclei two protons and two neutrons charge +2e can travel a few inches through air can be stopped by a sheet of paper, clothing. Alpha Decay

17. Uranium Thorium

18. Alpha Decay http://education.jlab.org/glossary/alphadecay.gif

19. Beta Decay Beta particles  : electrons ejected from the nucleus when neutrons decay ( n -> p + +  - ) Beta particles have the same charge and mass as "normal" electrons.

20. Beta Decay Beta particles  : electrons ejected from the nucleus when neutrons decay n -> p + +  - Beta particles have the same charge and mass as "normal" electrons. Can be stopped by aluminum foil or a block of wood.

21. Beta Decay

22. Thorium Protactinium

23. Gamma radiation  electromagnetic energy that is released. Gamma rays are electromagnetic waves. They have no mass. Gamma radiation has no charge. –Most Penetrating, can be stopped by 1m thick concrete or a several cm thick sheet of lead. Gamma Decay

24. Examples of Radioactive Decay Alpha Decay Po  Pb + He Beta Decay p  n + e n  p + e C  N + e Gamma Decay Ni  Ni +  (excited nucleus)

26. Which is more penetrating? Why?

29. Part II Nuclear Stability Half-Life

30. Nuclear Stability Depends on the neutron to proton ratio.

31. Band of Stability Number of Neutrons, (N) Number of Protons (Z)

32. What happens to an unstable nucleus? They will undergo decay The type of decay depends on the reason for the instability

33. What type of decay will happen if the nucleus contains too many neutrons? Beta Decay

34. Example: C  N + e In N-14 the ratio of neutrons to protons is 1:1 14 7 014 6

35. Nuclei with atomic number > 83 are radioactive

36. Radioactive Half-Life (t 1/2 ): The time for half of the radioactive nuclei in a given sample to undergo decay.

37. Common Radioactive Isotopes Isotope Half-Life Radiation Emitted Carbon-14 5,730 years  Radon-222 3.8 days  Uranium-235 7.0 x 108 years  Uranium-238 4.46 x 109 years 

38. Radioactive Half-Life After one half life there is 1/2 of original sample left. After two half-lives, there will be 1/2 of the 1/2 = 1/4 the original sample.

39. Graph of Amount of Remaining Nuclei vs Time A=A o e - t A

40. Example You have 100 g of radioactive C-14. The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years. How many grams are left after one half- life? Answer:50 g How many grams are left after two half- lives?

41. Problem A sample of 3x10 7 Radon atoms are trapped in a basement that is sealed. The half-life of Radon is 3.83 days. How many radon atoms are left after 31 days? answer:1.2x10 5 atoms