PPT-OBJ 1 – Radioactivity & Radioactive Decay

Chart of the Nuclides General Layout Each nuclide occupies a square in a grid where Atomic number Z is plotted vertically Number of neutrons N is plotted horizontally Heavily bordered square at left side of each row gives. Radioactivity. Science Park HS -- Honors Chemistry. Early Pioneers in Radioactivity. Roentgen:. Discoverer of X-rays 1895. Becquerel:. Discoverer of Radioactivity 1896. The Curies:. Discoverers of Radium and Polonium 1900-1908. Fourth lecture. Discovery of radio activity. Radioactivity was the first nuclear phenomenon to be discovered , the credit for this discovery goes to the French physicist Henri Becquerel (1896) .. Radioactivity . For . B.Sc. Chemistry (General), Part- I. By. Dr. . Kakoli. . Banerjee. Department of Chemistry. Aims and Objectives. Definition of Radioactivity . Discovery of Radioactivity- The Pioneers. Cause of Radioactivity- Nuclear Instability. Pierre Curie was already a famous scientist before he married Marie Sklodowska in 1895.  This famous couple did not only find true love, they also discovered radium and polonium.  For their groundbreaking research in radioactivity, the couple were awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics.  It was Marie Curie who coined the term "radioactivity", and in her honor, the 1910 Radiology Congress chose the curie as the basic unit of radioactivity.  Pierre died from being run over by a horse drawn wagon, but Marie continued their research, and was eventually awarded a second Nobel Prize, the 1911 prize for Chemistry.  She died in 1934, suffering from pernicious anemia which had undoubtedly been the result of years of radiation exposure.. Jim Hartnett. PHYS 3305. Radioactive Decay - Jim Hartnett. 1. What is it?. Macroscopic Effects. Types of Decay. The Decay Chain. Fission. Radioactive Decay - Jim Hartnett. 2. Radioactive Decay. A nucleus may be bound in a relatively high energy state, and if it can attain a lower energy, it will eventually do so. http://www.npl.co.uk/educate-explore/factsheets/ionising-radiation/. We’re surrounded by radioactivity everyday.. Some sources are natural and some sources are anthropogenic (human made.). We’re going to investigate some sources of natural radioactivity found in the environment.. Background Image courtesy of Dr. Bill Moore, Dept. of Radiology, Stony Brook Hospital. http://www.colin-studholme.net/research/ipag/mrdspect/mrspect3.html. http://www.mwit.ac.th/~Physicslab/applet_04/atom2/Alphae.gif. Lecture . 9. Absolute Dating of the Earth. Major Concepts. The discovery of radioactivity in the early 1900’s and the recognition that . radioactive deca. y . (a statistical event) . occurs at a constant average rate for particular unstable isotopes has provided a means of determining the absolute ages of earth materials. Lecture 9. Absolute Dating of the Earth. Major Concepts. The discovery of radioactivity in the early 1900’s and the recognition that . radioactive decay . (a statistical event) occurs at a constant average rate for particular unstable isotopes has provided a means of determining the absolute ages of earth materials. 24.1 Nuclear Radiation. 24.2 Radioactive Decay (includes decay rates & radiochemical dating). 24.3 Nuclear Reactions (Transmutation. Part only). 24.4 Applications & Effects of Nuclear Reactions (except for radiation dose and intensity/distance). 24.1 Nuclear Radiation. 24.2 Radioactive Decay (includes decay rates & radiochemical dating). 24.3 Nuclear Reactions (Transmutation. Part only). 24.4 Applications & Effects of Nuclear Reactions (except for radiation dose and intensity/distance). What are they? . exposure … contamination. Are they the same?. Radioactivity. Spontaneous emission of radiation from the nucleus of an unstable isotope. Disintegration Decay. Demonstrate Decontamination. I can:. -recognize the meaning of radioactive. . -recognize . that through radioactive decay, the unstable nucleus emits radiation in the form of very fast-moving particles and energy to produce a new nucleus, thus changing the identity of the element and nuclei that undergo this process are said to be radioactive. . Rate of Radioactive decay with units. Geiger-Muller Counter. An atom is composed of positively charged nucleus that is surrounded by. negatively charged electrons.. The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons = Atomic Number.