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Nuclear Chemistry
Problem Solving

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Problem Solving
• Equations for Nuclear Reactions
• Kinetics of Radioactive Decay
• Energetics of Nuclear Reactions

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Equations for Nuclear Reactions

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Equations for Nuclear Reactions


1. Complete the following nuclear reactions and
state the type of decay:
 + _____

b.  + _____

c.  + _____

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2. Write the nuclear equation for each of the
following:
a. Alpha emission from U-238

b. Neon-24 undergoes beta emission

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2. Write the nuclear equation for each of the
following:
c. Positron emission from N-13

d. Electron capture by Be-7

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3. What is the parent nucleus of the nuclear
reaction if it emits an alpha particle and Th-234?

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4. What must be the parent nucleus of the nuclear
reaction if it emits a beta particle, Kr-82 and
antineutrino?

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Equations for Nuclear Reactions


5. What is the product when two C-12 nucleus
combines under a fusion reaction?

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Equations for Nuclear Reactions


6. How many neutrons are emitted when Cf-254
decays to produce Pd-118 and Te-132?

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7. Predict the other daughter nuclide and write a
nuclear equation for each of the following:
a. Bombarding Ni–60 with a proton to make Co–57

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7. Predict the other daughter nuclide and write a
nuclear equation for each of the following:
b. Bombarding N–14 with a neutron to make C–12

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7. Predict the other daughter nuclide and write a
nuclear equation for each of the following:
c. Bombarding Cf–250 with B–11 producing 4
neutrons

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Kinetics of Radioactive Decay

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Kinetics of Radioactive Decay


1. Radon–222 is a gas that is suspected of
causing lung cancer as it leaks into houses. It is
produced by uranium decay. Assuming no loss
or gain from leakage, if there is 10.24 g of Rn–
222 in the house today, how much will there be
in 5.4 weeks? ( Rn–222 half-life is 3.8 Days)

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2. How long will it take for a 40.0-gram sample
of I-131 (half-life = 8.040 days) to decay to 1/100
of its original mass?

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3. The half-life of O-19 is 29 s. What percent of
the isotope originally present would be left after
10.0 s?

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4. After 24.0 days, 2.00 milligrams of an original
128.0 milligram sample remain. What is the half-
life of the sample?

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5. The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If 12.5
grams were left after 7.2 minutes have elapsed,
how many grams of Zn-71 was initially present?

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6. A sample of a wooden artifact is found to
undergo 9.0 C-14 disintegrations per minute per
gram of carbon. What is the approximate age of
the artifact? The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years,
and the radiocarbon activity of wood recently
cut down is 15 disintegrations per minute per
gram carbon.

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7. Archeologists have dated a civilization to
15,600 years ago. If a living sample gives 20.0
counts per minute per gram C, what would be
the number of counts per minute per gram C for
a rice grain found at the site?

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8. An ancient skull gives 4.50 dis/min-g C. If a
living organism gives 15.3 dis/min-g C, how old
is the skull?

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Energetics of Nuclear Reactions

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Energetics of Nuclear Reaction


1. Calculate the mass defect and nuclear binding
energy per nucleon (in MeV) for C–16, a
radioactive isotope of carbon with a mass of
16.014701 amu.

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2. Calculate the binding energy per nucleon (in
Joules) in Fe–56 (mass 55.93494 amu).

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3. A single neutron can also induce the fission of
U-235 to produce Sr-90 and Xe-143. Calculate
the energy released when 1.00 kg of U-235
undergoes this reaction. The experimentally
determined masses are mass Sr = 89.9077376 u,
mass Xe = 142.9348900 u.

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