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Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry: Principles, Applications, and Calculations

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Intro to Radioactivity

  • Guided course
    Nuclear Reaction Example
    00:45
  • Guided course
    Understanding Nuclear Reactions
    01:44
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    Nuclear vs Chemical Reactions
    01:08

Alpha Decay

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    Alpha Decay
    03:53
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    Characteristics of Alpha Particles
    02:48
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    Alpha Decay Reaction Example
    01:22

Beta Decay

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    Beta Decay Reaction Example
    01:21
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    Beta Decay
    03:01
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    Characteristics of Beta Particles Example
    01:02

Gamma Emission

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    Gamma Emission Reaction Example
    02:16
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    Characteristics of Gamma Rays
    01:35
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    Characteristics of Gamma Rays Example
    01:21

Electron Capture & Positron Emission

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    Positron Emission
    01:53
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    Electron Capture
    01:26
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    Electron Capture & Positron Emission Reaction Example
    03:29

Neutron to Proton Ratio

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    Neutron-Proton Ratio
    02:14
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    Neutron-to-Proton Plot
    01:38
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    Stable Nucleus Example
    01:40

Band of Stability: Alpha Decay & Nuclear Fission

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    Band of Stability: Alpha Decay
    01:46
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    Band of Stability: Nuclear Fission
    03:29
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    Band of Stability: Alpha Decay Example
    01:16

Band of Stability: Beta Decay

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    Band of Stability: Beta Decay Example
    01:11
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    Band of Stability: Beta Decay
    01:13

Band of Stability: Electron Capture & Positron Emission

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    Band of Stability: Electron Capture Example
    00:48
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    Band of Stability: Electron Capture
    02:04

Band of Stability: Overview

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    Band of Stability: Overview Example
    02:10
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    Band of Stability: Atomic Forces
    02:32
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    Intepreting the Band of Stability
    03:13

Measuring Radioactivity

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    Units of Radiation Measurement
    02:52
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    Radiation Measurement Units Conversion Example
    00:33

Rate of Radioactive Decay

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    Rate of Radioactive Decay Example
    02:25
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    Rate of Radioactive Decay
    03:00

Radioactive Half-Life

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    Method 3 of Radioactive Half-Life Example
    04:26
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    Intro to Radioactive Half-Life
    01:30
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    Method 1 of Radioactive Half-Life Example
    00:55

Mass Defect

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    Mass Defect Example
    01:35
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    Calculating Mass Defect
    00:55
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    Calculating Mass Defect Example
    03:08

Nuclear Binding Energy

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    Nuclear Binding Energy
    02:06
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    Nuclear Binding Energy Example
    03:50