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Nuclear chemistry · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Nuclear chemistry syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Nuclear structure and stability
- Composition of the nucleus: protons, neutrons, nuclides — Composition of the nucleus: protons, neutrons, nuclides
- Binding energy and mass defect — Binding energy and mass defect
- Semi-empirical mass formula (overview) — Semi-empirical mass formula (overview)
- Nuclear stability and the belt of stability — Nuclear stability and the belt of stability
- Magic numbers and shell model (introduction) — Magic numbers and shell model (introduction)
Nuclear reactions and energetics
- Q-values and energy balance in nuclear reactions — Q-values and energy balance in nuclear reactions
- Nuclear reaction notation and cross sections — Nuclear reaction notation and cross sections
- Neutron capture, fission, and fusion — Neutron capture, fission, and fusion
- Chain reactions and critical mass — Chain reactions and critical mass
- Nuclear reactors: fuel, moderator, control rods — Nuclear reactors: fuel, moderator, control rods
Radiation detection and measurement
- Interaction of radiation with matter — Interaction of radiation with matter
- Gas-filled detectors: ionization chambers, proportional counters — Gas-filled detectors: ionization chambers, proportional counters
- Geiger–Müller counters — Geiger–Müller counters
- Scintillation detectors: NaI(Tl), liquid scintillation — Scintillation detectors: NaI(Tl), liquid scintillation
- Semiconductor detectors (introduction) — Semiconductor detectors (introduction)
Radiochemistry and applications
- Isotope separation methods — Isotope separation methods
- Radiolabeling techniques for tracers — Radiolabeling techniques for tracers
- Hot atom chemistry and recoil effects — Hot atom chemistry and recoil effects
- Nuclear medicine: diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes — Nuclear medicine: diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes
- PET and SPECT imaging principles — PET and SPECT imaging principles
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- Nuclear structure and stability
Composition of the nucleus: protons, neutrons, nuclides
Coming soon - Nuclear reactions and energetics
Q-values and energy balance in nuclear reactions
Coming soon - Radiation detection and measurement
Interaction of radiation with matter
Coming soon - Radiochemistry and applications
Isotope separation methods
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