nuclear chemistry notes

Nuclear Fission - Two consequences of nuclear reactions are the phenomena of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Both are important sources of nuclear energy, which may be used for peaceful or destructive purposes. When a nucleus is bombarded with s..

>The first natural series to be discovered is uranium - 238 series. It involves fourteen separate steps, eight of which involve a - emission whereas six involve b - emission. The overall process is written ..

. The various energies which contribute towards internal energy are: (a) Translational energy of the molecules (E t ) (b) Rotational energy of the molecules (E r ) (c) Vibrational energy of the molecules (E v ) (d) Electronic energy (E d ) (e) Nuclear energy (E n ) (f) Interaction energy ..

If more than one substance is present in an electrolytic cell the substance liberated at the cathode has highest reduction potential and that at the anode will have the lowest reduction potential. Therefore, i) Na + , Ca 2 + and Al 3 + have lower reduction potential than water so H 2 gas ..

covalent compounds are formed by the combination between two different non-metals. While writing the formula the less electronegative nonmetal element is written on the left hand side, whereas, the more electronegative non-metal is written on the right hand side. Example: H..

Methane forms an explosive mixture with air and is therefore dangerous. Methane being insoluble in water, is covenient and safer to collect by the downward displacement of wate..

Molecular weight has no unit..

Boron halides do not form dimers because the size of boron is so small that it is unable to coordinate four large-sized halide ions. The trihalides of group 13 elements are strong Lewis acids. As a consequence of its strong Lewis acid character, BF 3 is used as a catalyst in several industrial p..

i) D- and L- refer to the absolute configuration. ii) (+) and (-) refer to the rotation of the plane of polarized lig..

R and S configuration does not give any idea of optical rotatio..