Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry

Gregory Choppin, Jan Rydberg, Jan-Olov Liljenzin, JAN RYDBERG

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2001
• Print ISBN:
  9780750674638
• Edition: 3
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080515663
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Chemistry
• Index: Chemistry

Radiochemistry or Nuclear Chemistry is the study of radiation from an atomic or molecular perspective, including elemental transformation and reaction effects, as well as physical, health and medical properties. This revised edition of one of the earliest and best known books on the subject has been updated to bring into teaching the latest developments in research and the current hot topics in the field. In order to further enhance the functionality of this text, the authors have added numerous teaching aids that include an interactive website that features testing, examples in MathCAD with variable quantities and options, hotlinks to relevant text sections from the book, and online self-grading texts. As in the previous edition, readers can closely follow the structure of the chapters from the broad introduction through the more in depth descriptions of radiochemistry then nuclear radiation chemistry and finally the guide to nuclear energy (including energy production, fuel cycle, and waste management). - New edition of a well-known, respected text in the specialized field of nuclear/radiochemistry - Includes an interactive website with testing and evaluation modules based on exercises in the book - Suitable for both radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry courses

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Chapter 1: Origin of Nuclear Science
• Chapter 2: Nuclei, Isotopes and Isotope Separation
• Chapter 3: Nuclear Mass and Stability
• Chapter 4: Unstable Nuclei and Radioactive Decay
• Chapter 5: Radionuclides in Nature
• Chapter 6: Absorption of Nuclear Radiation
• Chapter 7: Radiation Effects on Matter
• Chapter 8: Detection and Measurement Techniques
• Chapter 9: Uses of Radioactive Tracers
• Chapter 10: Cosmic Radiation and Elementary Particles
• Chapter 11: Nuclear Structure
• Chapter 12: Energetics of Nuclear Reactions
• Chapter 13: Particle Accelerators
• Chapter 14: Mechanisms and Models of Nuclear Reactions
• Chapter 15: Production of Radionuclides
• Chapter 16: The Transuranium Elements
• Chapter 17: Thermonuclear Reactions: The Beginning and the Future
• Chapter 18: Radiation Biology and Radiation Protection
• Chapter 19: Principles of Nuclear Power
• Chapter 20: Nuclear Power Reactors
• Chapter 21: The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Chapter 22: Behavior of Radionuclides in the Environment
• Appendix A: Solvent Extraction Separations
• Appendix B: Answers to Exercises
• Appendix C
• Element and Nuclide Index
• Subject Index
• APPENDIX II: Quantities and units
• APPENDIX III: Fundamental consrants
• APPENDIX IV: Energy conversion factors (CODATA 1986)