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Che CH 21 Nuclear
Che CH 21 Nuclear
PROTON
NEUTRON
15 O8 --> 0e+1 + X
(a) plutonium-239
(a) plutonium-239
(a) indium-120
(a) indium-120
100 50
100 50 25
100 50 25 12.5
Rate = kN
the first order rate constant is called a decay
constant
The rate at which a sample decays is called its
activity, units are disintegrations/sec
ln(Nt/No) = -kt
k = 0.693/t1/2
mass of
nuclei: 238.0003 233.9942 + 4.0015
(amu)
238.0003 = 237.9957
mass of
nuclei: 238.0003 233.9942 + 4.0015
(amu)
238.0003 = 237.9957
0.0046 amu are LOST, so proportional
energy is LOST
**Lost energy is exothermic
mass of
nuclei: 238.0003 233.9942 + 4.0015
(amu)
238.0003 = 237.9957
0.0046 amu
If 1 mole of U-238 is considered, amu turns into grams
2.4