Nuclear chemistry

Nuclear chemistry is the subfield of chemistry dedicated to the study of radioactivity, nuclear processes, and transformations in the nuclei of atoms, such as nuclear transmutation and nuclear properties.

Overview

Nuclear chemistry is the study of how subatomic particles come together and make nuclei. Modern transmutation is a large component of nuclear chemistry, and the table of nuclides is an important result and tool for this field.

History

The discovery of radioactivity by Henri Becquerel in 1896 prompted the studies of radioactive decay by Ernest Rutherford and Frederick Soddy, which led to the discovery of nuclear transmutation and the Rutherford–Bohr model of the atom.

Applications

Nuclear chemistry has many applications, including the use of radioactive tracers to understand chemical and biological processes, the dating of archaeological artifacts and geological samples, and medical diagnostic procedures and treatments.

See also

• Radioactive decay
• Nuclear transmutation
• Nuclear medicine
• Radiocarbon dating

External links

• The Live Chart of Nuclides - IAEA with filter on decay type

Nuclear chemistry Resources
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