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Nuclear Chemistry
4
2 He
238 234 4
92 U
90 U + 2 He
0 0
−1 or −1 e
131 131 0
53 I
54 Xe + −1 e
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Positron Emission
0
0
1 0 1
1p + e
−1
0 n
As nuclei get
larger, it takes a
greater number of
neutrons to
stabilize the
nucleus.
Nuclear
transformations
can be induced
by accelerating
a particle and
colliding it with
the nuclide.
Nt
ln = -kt
N0
0.693
= t1/2
k
• Comparing the amount of a radioactive
nuclide present at a given point in time
with the amount normally present, one
can find the age of an object.