Dr. K'S Basics Of Nuclear Chemistry

A Nuclear Chemistry Course Taught on the General Chemistry Level

What you'll learn

Basic topics of Nuclear Chemistry are all covered here.

Each topic is covered in great detail with plenty of examples and practice assignments for each lecture.

Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry

Review of Atomic and Nuclear Structures

Nuclear Binding Energy

Nuclear Stability

Nuclear Reactions

Radioactive Decay Processes

Balancing Nuclear Reactions and Radioactive Decay

Radioactive Half-Lives

Radioactive Decay Series

Radiometric Dating

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear Fusion

Transmutation Reactions

Uses of Radioisotopes

Detecting and Measuring Radioactivity

Biological Effects of Radiation

Requirements

Completion of First and Second Semester General Chemistry.

A working knowledge of high school algebra including natural logarithms and exponential functions.

A desire and interest in learning about Nuclear Chemistry.

Description

This course covers the basics of Nuclear Chemistry, as it may be taught in a first-year college chemistry course if there is time to do so. A year of General Chemistry will provide the necessary background.Students in this course have access to ample supplemental material, all of which will be found in the Resource Folders. In addition to the 6 hours of lectures, downloadable audio mp3 files of each lecture are included. For nearly all lectures, a Practice Assignment where you can test your understanding of the material can be found in the Resource Folder. Also included is a detailed answer key for each Practice Assignment. Any graphs, figures or tables presented in the lectures are also available as downloadable files. The content of this course is as extensive as both of my General Chemistry courses that are also available on Udemy.This course assumes that you have completed General Chemistry I & II college courses. While you will not need to be familiar with all topics covered in those courses, you should have a good understanding of atomic structure, converting between different units, particularly between mass and moles, first-order kinetics and stoichiometry. Because nuclear decay follows first-order kinetics, familiarity with natural logarithms and exponential functions is a plus. Since this course covers only the basics of Nuclear Chemistry, calculus is not required. In fact, not every topic in this course will involve math. Anyone who is interested in learning about various aspects of this topic may find this course beneficial, especially if you had no exposure to Nuclear Chemistry in your studies.

Overview

Section 1: Course Lectures

Lecture 1 Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry

Lecture 2 Review of Atomic and Nuclear Structure

Lecture 3 Nuclear Binding Energy

Lecture 4 Nuclear Reactions

Lecture 5 Nuclear Stability

Lecture 6 Radioactive Decay Processes

Lecture 7 Balancing Nuclear Reactions and Nuclear Decay

Lecture 8 Radionuclide Half-Lives

Lecture 9 Radioactive Decay Series

Lecture 10 Radiometric Dating

Lecture 11 Nuclear Fission

Lecture 12 Nuclear Reactors

Lecture 13 Nuclear Fusion

Lecture 14 Transmutation Reactions

Lecture 15 Uses of Radioisotopes

Lecture 16 Detecting and Measuring Radioactive

Lecture 17 Biological Effects of Radiation

Anyone who is curious about Nuclear Chemistry basics.,Anyone who wants to learn the basics in preparation for a full semester course.