Chapter 21 Nuclear Chemistry
Chemistry, The Central Science, 10th edition
Theodore L. Brown; H. Eugene LeMay, Jr.; and Bruce E. Bursten
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Chapter 21
Nuclear Chemistry
John D. Bookstaver
St. Charles Community College
St. Peters, MO
? 2006, Prentice Hall, Inc.
Nuclear
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The Nucleus
? Remember that the nucleus is comprised of
the two nucleons, protons and neutrons.
? The number of protons is the atomic number.
? The number of protons and neutrons together
is effectively the mass of the atom.
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Isotopes
? Not all atoms of the same element have
the same mass due to different
numbers of neutrons in those atoms.
? There are three naturally occurring
isotopes of uranium:
Uranium-234
Uranium-235
Uranium-238
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Radioactivity
? It is not uncommon for some nuclides of
an element to be unstable, or
radioactive.
? We refer to these as radionuclides.
? There are several ways radionuclides
can decay into a different nuclide.
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Nuclear Equations
238
92
U
234
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90
4
2
Th+ He
? In a nuclear reaction the atomic mass and
atomic number has to add up in the reactants
and the products.
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Chemistry
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