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 Academic Year:
| 2015/6 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Chemistry |
| Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment Summary:
| CW 20%, EX 80% |
| Assessment Detail: |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take CH10133 OR take CH10134 or equivalent. |
| Description:
| Aims: The unit will provide an introduction to radio- and nuclear-chemistry and their applications. Learning Outcomes: After studying the Unit, students should be able to: * Describe and understand selected nuclear properties * Understand factors affecting nuclear stability * Describe and understand nuclear reactions * Describe and understand synthesis of trans-uranium elements * Describe the genesis of the elements * Outline-selected applications of radioactive decay processes: - radioactive dating - radioactive markers - radioactive substances in medicine * Describe and understand nuclear fission reactors for energy production * Describe and understand nuclear waste treatment and reprocessing * Describe and understand nuclear fusion reactions for energy production. Skills: Numeracy (F, A), Problem solving (T, F A), Scientific writing (F, A), Independent working (F), Group working (F). Content: The nature, properties and applications of radioactivity and radioactive elements. Properties of nuclear particles. Quantitative description of radioactive decay processes including radioactive dating methods. Applications of radioactive isotopes as analytical markers and in medicine. Nuclear reactions. Synthesis of trans-uranium elements. The genesis of all elements. Radioactive processes in energy production: nuclear fission reactors, nuclear waste treatment and reprocessing, nuclear fusion. |
| Programme availability: |
CH30203 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Chemistry
CH30203 is Optional on the following programmes:Programmes in Natural Sciences
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