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Nuclear chemistry laboratory · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Nuclear chemistry laboratory syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Radiation safety practices
- ALARA mindset and course safety rules — ALARA mindset and course safety rules
- Distinguish activity, exposure, and dose language — Distinguish activity, exposure, and dose language
- Use approved sources or simulations only — Use approved sources or simulations only
- Survey meter awareness when available — Survey meter awareness when available
- Document authorization and disposal rules — Document authorization and disposal rules
Counting and statistics
- Collect counts vs time data — Collect counts vs time data
- Background subtraction — Background subtraction
- Poisson statistics at teaching level — Poisson statistics at teaching level
- Dead-time and geometry discussions — Dead-time and geometry discussions
- Report activities with uncertainty — Report activities with uncertainty
Half-life and shielding labs
- Determine half-life from decay curves (or sim data) — Determine half-life from decay curves (or sim data)
- Compare shielding materials qualitatively — Compare shielding materials qualitatively
- Inverse-square law checks with care — Inverse-square law checks with care
- Connect results to nuclear lecture topics — Connect results to nuclear lecture topics
- Discuss medical/industrial applications briefly — Discuss medical/industrial applications briefly
Nuclear data reporting
- Tables of counts, rates, and corrected activities — Tables of counts, rates, and corrected activities
- Clear statements of assumptions — Clear statements of assumptions
- Safety incident reflection prompts — Safety incident reflection prompts
- Compare experiment to published half-lives — Compare experiment to published half-lives
- Write a concise nuclear lab report — Write a concise nuclear lab report
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- Multi-Unit Problems
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