Nuclear Chemistry

The phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of certain atomic nuclei resulting in the emission of radioactive rays is called radioactivity. Unstable atomic nuclei will spontaneously decompose…

The time required to disintegrate one half of any radioactive substance is called half life period (t½). The half life period (t½) of a radioactive…

Binding energy of Nucleus Whenever a nucleus is formed, certain mass is converted into energy. Hence for atom, the atomic mass is lower than the…

To explain the spontaneous decay of radioactive elements, Rutherford and Soddy put forward the theory of radioactive disintegration. According to this theory the quantity of…