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Nuclear ChemistryNuclear Chemistry
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Nuclear reactions involve unstable Nuclear reactions involve unstable nuclei becoming more stable by nuclei becoming more stable by emitting energyemitting energy
Unaffected by temperature, Unaffected by temperature, pressure, or catalystpressure, or catalyst
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Nuclear stabilityNuclear stability
More stable nuclei haveMore stable nuclei have Low atomic number: > 83 are Low atomic number: > 83 are
radioactiveradioactive Ratio of neutrons to protons is 1:1Ratio of neutrons to protons is 1:1 Even number of protons and neutronsEven number of protons and neutrons
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Types of radiationTypes of radiation
Alpha Alpha ((αα)) low penetrating power low penetrating power
Beta (Beta (ββ) moderate ) moderate penetrating penetrating power power
Gamma (Gamma (γγ) high ) high penetrating power penetrating power
He42
e01
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Transmutation- change in no. Transmutation- change in no. of protons, creating a new of protons, creating a new
elementelementParticle Particle emittedemitted
Mass numberMass number Atomic Atomic numbernumber
alpha alpha ((αα)) -4-4 -2-2
beta (beta (ββ)) samesame +1+1
positronpositron samesame -1-1
neutronneutron -1-1 samesame
proton proton -1-1 -1-1
K-capture K-capture (add e(add e--))
samesame -1-1
He42
n10
e01e01
p11
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Electric charge and mass Electric charge and mass numbers are conservednumbers are conserved
An alpha particle is capturedAn alpha particle is captured
A beta particle is emittedA beta particle is emitted
FHeN 189
42
147
eNpU 01
23993
23992
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An alpha particle is emittedAn alpha particle is emitted
Beta emissionBeta emission
?42
21483 HeBi Tl210
81
?6630
6629 ZnCu e01
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Half lifeHalf life
The time it takes for half of the nuclei The time it takes for half of the nuclei to decay.to decay.
Carbon-14 emits beta radiation and Carbon-14 emits beta radiation and decays with a half-life of 5730 years. decays with a half-life of 5730 years. If you start with 2.00 x 10If you start with 2.00 x 10-12-12
grams of grams of carbon-14, how many grams remain carbon-14, how many grams remain after 3 half lives?after 3 half lives?
2.00 x 102.00 x 10-12-12 g x ½ x ½ x ½ = .250 x 10 g x ½ x ½ x ½ = .250 x 10--
1212gg
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Phosphorus-32 has a half-life of 14.3 Phosphorus-32 has a half-life of 14.3 days. How many milligrams of days. How many milligrams of phosphorus-32 remains after 57.2 phosphorus-32 remains after 57.2 days if you start with 4.0 mg of the days if you start with 4.0 mg of the isotope?isotope?
57.2 days is how many half lives? 57.2 days is how many half lives?
57.2/14.3= 4 half lives57.2/14.3= 4 half lives
4.0 (1/2)4.0 (1/2)44 = 0.25 mg = 0.25 mg
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A 0.456 mg sample of hydrogen-3 A 0.456 mg sample of hydrogen-3 was collected. After 24.52 years, was collected. After 24.52 years, 0.114 mg of the sample remains. 0.114 mg of the sample remains. What is the half-life of hydrogen-3?What is the half-life of hydrogen-3?
0.1140.114 == 11 == 11
0.456 4 20.456 4 2
Two half lives!Two half lives!
24.52/2 = 12.26 years24.52/2 = 12.26 years
2
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Applications of nuclear Applications of nuclear energyenergy
Power plantsPower plants WeaponsWeapons MedicineMedicine
Diagnosis (imaging)Diagnosis (imaging) Treatment (killing tumors)Treatment (killing tumors)
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Nuclear energyNuclear energy
Mass is NOT conserved in a nuclear Mass is NOT conserved in a nuclear reaction, but mass-energy is.reaction, but mass-energy is.
E = mcE = mc2 2 Converts the “lost” mass into energyConverts the “lost” mass into energy
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Fission- breaking apart of a Fission- breaking apart of a nucleusnucleus
Can cause a chain reaction
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Nuclear energyNuclear energy
Control rods slow or stop the chain Control rods slow or stop the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons reaction by absorbing neutrons (made of boron or cadmium)(made of boron or cadmium)
fuel fuel Coolant (water) absorbs and Coolant (water) absorbs and
transfers the heat energy.transfers the heat energy. Containment vessels keep Containment vessels keep
radioactive material from escaping.radioactive material from escaping.
PuorU 23994
23592
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Nuclear reactorNuclear reactor
Containment building
Cooling water
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Enriching UraniumEnriching Uranium
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Spent fuel rods stored on Spent fuel rods stored on sitesite
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Nuclear power plants in the Nuclear power plants in the U.S.U.S.
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State Percent
Vermont 72.3
New Jersey 55.1
Connecticut 53.4
South Carolina 52.0
Illinois 48.7
New Hamphshire 44.1
Virginia 39.6
Percentage of state’s electricity that is nuclear (2009)31 states have
nuclear reactors
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Nuclear power plants provides 17% of the Nuclear power plants provides 17% of the world's electricity. world's electricity.
In France, about 75% of the electricity is In France, about 75% of the electricity is generated from nuclear power. generated from nuclear power.
In the United States, nuclear power supplies In the United States, nuclear power supplies about 20% of the electricity overall. about 20% of the electricity overall.
There are more than 400 nuclear power plants around the world, with more than 100 in the United States.
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Chernobyl - April 1986Chernobyl - April 1986
50 deaths immediately
4000 deaths from cancer
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March 12, 2011
Fukushima, Japan
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Since April 2011, Germany decided Since April 2011, Germany decided to replace nuclear power with to replace nuclear power with renewable energy sources within a renewable energy sources within a decade. decade.
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FusionFusion
Happens on the sun
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Fusion PowerFusion PowerBenefitsBenefits abundant fuel (deuterium)abundant fuel (deuterium) No greenhouse gases emittedNo greenhouse gases emitted
DrawbacksDrawbacks Extremely high temperatures required Extremely high temperatures required
150 000 000° Celsius!!! 150 000 000° Celsius!!! Challenging to contain high-energy plasmaChallenging to contain high-energy plasma
ITERITER - - IInternational nternational TThermonuclear hermonuclear EExperimental xperimental RReactoreactor
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Nuclear WeaponsNuclear Weapons
Atomic bomb- fission reactionAtomic bomb- fission reaction Used in WWIIUsed in WWII
Hydrogen bomb- fusion reactionHydrogen bomb- fusion reaction Developed in 1951Developed in 1951
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““Little Boy” dropped on Little Boy” dropped on Hiroshima, Japan Aug. 6, Hiroshima, Japan Aug. 6,
19451945
contained 64 kg of uranium (141lbs)Equivalent to 18,000 tons of TNT- fission reaction
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““Fat Man” dropped on Fat Man” dropped on Nagasaki, Japan Aug. 9, Nagasaki, Japan Aug. 9,
19451945
around 200,000 died total
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Nuclear bomb videosNuclear bomb videos
http://science.howstuffworks.com/http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htmnuclear-bomb.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb4.htmnuclear-bomb4.htm
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Nuclear medicineNuclear medicine
Diagnostic tests
Myocardial perfusion scan with Thallium-201
stress images (top)
rest images (bottom)
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TherapiesTherapies -sodium iodide for -sodium iodide for
hyperthyroidism hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancerand thyroid cancer
-implanted -implanted capsules of capsules of isotopes to treat isotopes to treat cancercancer
-gamma radiation -gamma radiation to kill tumorsto kill tumors