Nuclear Chemistry & Radioactive Decay: Help and Review - Videos & Lessons

About This Chapter

The Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactive Decay chapter of this High School Chemistry Help and Review course is the simplest way to master chemistry. This chapter uses simple and fun videos that are about five minutes long, plus lesson quizzes and a chapter exam to ensure students learn the essentials of nuclear chemistry and radioactive decay.

Who's it for?

Anyone who needs help learning or mastering high school chemistry material will benefit from taking this course. There is no faster or easier way to learn chemistry. Among those who would benefit are:

Students who have fallen behind in understanding carbon dating, half-life, nuclear chemistry and radioactive decay
Students who struggle with learning disabilities or learning differences, including autism and ADHD
Students who prefer multiple ways of learning science (visual or auditory)
Students who have missed class time and need to catch up
Students who need an efficient way to learn about nuclear chemistry and radioactive decay
Students who struggle to understand their teachers
Students who attend schools without extra science learning resources

How it works:

Find videos in our course that cover what you need to learn or review.
Press play and watch the video lesson.
Refer to the video transcripts to reinforce your learning.
Test your understanding of each lesson with short quizzes.
Verify you're ready by completing the Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactive Decay chapter exam.

Why it works:

Study Efficiently: Skip what you know; review what you don't.
Retain What You Learn: Engaging animations and real-life examples make topics easy to grasp.
Be Ready on Test Day: Use the Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactive Decay chapter exam to be prepared.
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Students will review:

This chapter helps students review the concepts in the nuclear chemistry and radioactive decay unit of a standard high school chemistry course. Topics covered include:

Types of radioactive decay
Nuclear equations
Fusion and fission
Mass-energy conversion
Products of nuclear reactions

6 Lessons in Chapter 8: Nuclear Chemistry & Radioactive Decay: Help and Review

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1. Types of Radioactive Decay and Their Effect on the Nucleus

What is meant by the term 'radioactive'? In this lesson we will break down the three main types of nuclear decay particles and discuss their composition, their effect on the nucleus, and their applications.

2. Balancing Nuclear Equations & Predicting the Product of a Nuclear Reaction

When a radioactive particle gives off radiation, what happens to the particle? This lesson will explain the three major types of radiation and what effect they have on the decaying atom.

3. Half-life: Calculating Radioactive Decay and Interpreting Decay Graphs

What causes a radioactive particle to decay? We'll never really know, but our best guess lies in probability. In this lesson, we are going to focus on the half-life, a way of measuring the probability that a particle will react.

4. Mass-Energy Conversion, Mass Defect and Nuclear Binding Energy

When you hear the term 'nuclear power,' what comes to mind? Do you know where that energy and power is coming from? In this lesson, we are going to zoom in on the nucleus of a helium atom to explain how something as small as a nucleus can produce an extremely large amount of energy.

5. Fusion, Fission, Carbon Dating, Tracers & Imaging: Applications of Nuclear Chemistry

What can the sun do that we can't? How do carbon atoms 'date'? Are radioactive isotopes helpful in the medical field? The answers to these questions can be found in this lesson on the applications of nuclear chemistry.

6. What Are Radioactive Materials? - Definition, Examples, Uses & Benefits

Radioactive materials are all around us. Some are beneficial, while others may cause us harm. In this lesson you'll learn what radioactive materials are and explore where they come from and how they can be useful to us.

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