University:
Harvard University
Course:
CHEM 40 | Inorganic Chemistry
Academic year:

2024
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3
Author:

Natalya Long

Name: Nuclear Decay Worksheet 1. Describe the reactants & products of each the following decays/transmutations. Decay or Transmutation Alpha Reactants Products Beta Electron Capture 2. Why would a nucleus/atom undergo alpha decay or beta decay? 3. Describe an everyday scenario that is similar to alpha or beta decay and explain how it is. 4. Describe an everyday scenario that is similar to electron capture and explain how it is. 5. In general, what happens when atoms transmutate? 6. How is it different if an atom loses or gains an electron as compared to when it transmutates? 7. What happens when atoms undergoes fission? Describe a scenario that is similar and explain how it is. 8. Using a periodic table, create a list 10 pairs of isotopes and write them in nuclear and hyphen notation 17 Ex: O-17 & O-16 O & 16O Notation Hyphen Pair 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4 Pair 5 Pair 6 Pair 7 Pair 8 Pair 9 Pair 10 Nuclear Hyphen Nuclear 9. Why is each respective pair an isotope? 10. Choose any four isotopes and write nuclear equations showing them undergoing alpha decay. 11. Choose any four isotopes and write nuclear equations showing them undergoing beta decay. 12. Choose any four isotopes and write nuclear equations showing them undergoing electron capture. 13. Choose any two pairs isotopes and write four different nuclear equations showing them undergoing nuclear fusion. 14. Choose any four isotopes and write nuclear equations showing them undergoing nuclear fission.