Nuclear Chemistry (Chemistry)

Recall cards on nuclear chemistry: nuclear structure and stability (nucleons, atomic and mass numbers, isotopes, the strong force, mass defect and binding energy, the band of stability, and magic numbers); writing and balancing nuclear equations with alpha, beta, positron, and gamma particles; radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, positron emission, and electron capture, half-life, first-order kinetics, and radiometric dating); transmutation and nuclear energy (particle accelerators, transuranium elements, fission, chain reactions, reactor design, and fusion); uses of radioisotopes (medical tracers, therapy, and smoke detectors); and the biological effects of radiation (ionizing versus nonionizing radiation, penetrating power and shielding, the units becquerel, curie, gray, rad, sievert, and rem, relative biological effectiveness, radon, dose limits, and detectors).