Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry
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Who expanded the field of chemistry to include nuclear changes in 1896?

  • Henri Becquerel (correct)
  • Marie Curie
  • Ernest Rutherford
  • Dmitri Mendeleev
  • What did Marie Curie study that led her to complete pioneering work on nuclear changes?

  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Physical chemistry
  • Radioactivity (correct)
  • What is radiation proportional to?

  • The number of protons in the nucleus
  • The amount of radioactive elements present (correct)
  • The atomic number of the element
  • The valence electrons of the atom
  • Which field of chemistry deals with the study of the atomic nucleus and nuclear changes?

    <p>Nuclear chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of interactions result in traditional chemistry reactions?

    <p>Interactions between valence electrons and the nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Henri Becquerel discover in 1896 that expanded the field of chemistry to include nuclear changes?

    <p>Uranium emitted radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who completed much of the pioneering work on nuclear changes after studying radioactivity?

    <p>Marie Curie</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of chemistry deals with the study of the atomic nucleus and nuclear changes?

    <p>Nuclear chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Marie Curie find was proportional to the amount of radioactive elements present?

    <p>Radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In traditional chemistry, what type of interactions result from the valence electrons around an atom's nucleus?

    <p>Chemical reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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