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Nuclear chemistry

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

BY TOLMAN AND KAIA
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NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

  • The branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
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FEBRUARY 1896

THE YEAR HENRI BECQUEREL DISCOVERED RADIOACTIVITY

ADDITIONAL SCIENTISTS

  • Pierre and Marie Curie were also important in the discovery of radioactivity

URANIUM

THE FIRST ELEMENT DISCOVERED TO BE RADIOACTIVE

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS

  • An element with an unstable nucleus
  • Gives off alpha, beta, or gamma radiations