CH436. : Nuclear chemistry

Department

Department of Chemistry

Academic Program

Bachelor in Chemistry

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

CH322.

Overview

This course aims to study:

- A brief history of nuclear radiation.

- The structure of the atom and some discoveries.

- Types of nuclear reactions.

- Natural Decay chains.

- Nuclear energy calculations.

- Patterns of disintegration.

- Equivalence of mass and energy.

- Energy changes in nuclear reactions.

- Radioactive decay units.

- Radiation reactions with matter.

- Health risks and dosage calculation.

Intended learning outcomes

Targeted learning outcomes of the course study:

1. Introduce the student to a brief history of nuclear radiation, health risks and dose calculation.

2. Develop students' ability to clarify the structure of the atom and some discoveries.

3. Developing students' skills in knowing the types of nuclear reactions.

4. Enable students to identify natural decay chains.

5. Knowledge of nuclear energy calculations.

6. Knowledge describes decay patterns, mass and energy equivalence, and radioactive decay units.

7. Enable students to compare energy changes in nuclear reactions and distinguish radiation interactions with matter.

8. Learn about the history of nuclear radiation, health risks and dose calculation.

9. Illustrates the structure of the atom and some discoveries.

10. Enumerates the types of nuclear reactions.

11. Identifies natural decay chains.

12. Explains the calculations of nuclear energy.

13. Describes the modes of decay, the equivalence of mass and energy, and the units of radioactive decay.

14. Compares energy changes in nuclear reactions and distinguishes radiation reactions with matter.

15. Interprets and analyzes the meaning of nuclear radiation, health risks and dose calculation.

16. Discusses the structure of the atom and some discoveries.

17. Deduces types of nuclear reactions.

18. Discover what natural decay chains are.

19. Deduces and solves nuclear energy calculations.

20. Discusses and analyzes decay patterns, mass-energy equivalence and radioactive atomization units.

21. Analyzes with an in-depth understanding the differences between energy changes in nuclear reactions and distinguishes the interactions of radiation with matter.

22. Employ his knowledge of nuclear radiation, health hazards and dose calculation.

23. He applies his knowledge of the structure of the atom and some atomic discoveries.

24. Employs his knowledge of the types of nuclear reactions.

25. Evaluates his knowledge of natural decay chains.

26. Writes a report on nuclear energy accounts.

27. Evaluates the processes of decay patterns, mass-energy equivalence, and radioactive decay units.

28. He employs his knowledge of the differences between energy changes in nuclear reactions and distinguishes the reactions of radiation with matter.

29. Communicate orally and in writing in the vocabulary of the course.

30. The ability to self-learning and continuous learning.

31. Uses technology to search for information related to the vocabulary of the course.

32. Ability to make a presentation.

33. Respects the opinions of his colleagues and has professional ethics.

Teaching and learning methods

1. Lectures.

2. Submit reports and working papers.

3. Discussion and dialogue.

Methods of assessments

Notes	Percentage	Evaluation weight	Evaluation duration	Evaluation methods	No.
	20%	20	Fifth week	First written test (multiple choice style and essay questions)	1
	20%	20	Tenth week	First written test (multiple choice style and essay questions)	2
	50%	50	Last week	Final Exam	3
	10%	10	Duty and reports	Activity during the term	4

Course Content

Week	Scientific topic	Teaching hours	Lectures	Exercises	Discussion
1	A brief history of nuclear radiation	2
2	The structure of the atom and some discoveries	2
3-4	Types of nuclear reactions	4
5	First med term exam
6	Natural Decay Chains	2
7-8	Nuclear Energy Calculations	4
9	Modes of dissolution + parity of mass and energy	2
10	Second med term exam
11	Energy changes in nuclear reactions	2
12	Radioactive Decay Units	2
13	Radiation reactions with matter	2
14	Health hazards and dosage calculation	2
15	Final exam
	Total	56

References

Reference Title	Publisher	Version	The author	Reference location
Radiochemistry and nuclear methods of analysis	ISBN: 0-471-60076-8		William D. and Diane E. Vance
Nuclear and Radiochemistry	ISBN: 0-471-2820-8	2ed edition	Friedlander, Kennedy and Miller
Modern Nuclear Chemistry	ISBN: 0-471-11532-0,978-0-471-11532-8		Walter D. Loveland, David J. Morrissey, Glenn T. Seaborg
Lectures on nuclear theory	ISBN: 0486675130,9780486675138		L. Landau, Ya. Smorodinsky

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