Nuclear Chemistry: Isotopes, Isotones, and Isomers
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What is a characteristic of isotones?

  • Same N, different A and Z (correct)
  • Different N, A, and Z
  • Same Z, different N and A
  • Same A, different N and Z

    • What is a nuclear isomer?

  • A metastable state of an atomic nucleus with different A and Z
  • A stable state of an atomic nucleus with different energy levels
  • A metastable state of an atomic nucleus with the same Z, N, and A (correct)
  • A radioactive state of an atomic nucleus with different A and Z

    • What is the charge of an alpha ray?

  • variable charge
  • Negative charge
  • No charge
  • Positive charge (correct)

    • Which type of radiation has the highest penetrating power?

    <p>Gamma rays</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of radioisotopes?

    <p>They are radioactive and unstable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of an alpha ray?

    <p>Helium atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of gamma rays?

    <p>They have a fixed energy for a given source and are not affected by magnetic and electric fields</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of isotopes?

    <p>Nuclei of a given element with different numbers of neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the dose to a particular organ of the body in nuclear medicine?

    <p>The physical characteristics of the radionuclide, the particles it emits, and their energies, and the length of time the radionuclide is in the organ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate the effective half-life (T½eff) of a radionuclide?

    <p>T½eff = (T½bio) + (T½phy)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effective half-life of 131I in the thyroid if T½bio = 15 days and T½phy = 8 days?

    <p>5.2 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an isotope of an element?

    <p>A nucleus of a given element with a different number of neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a radioisotope?

    <p>A radioactive form of an element</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many protons does carbon have in its nucleus?

    <p>6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the biological half-life of an element?

    <p>The time needed for one half of the original atoms present in an organ to be removed from the organ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can radioisotopes of all elements be produced?

    <p>Because they can be produced artificially</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the connection to the development of nuclear reactors in medicine during World War II?

    <p>The atomic bomb project</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are gamma-emitting radionuclides more useful for diagnosis than beta-emitting radionuclides?

    <p>Gamma rays are very penetrating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary use of beta-emitting radionuclides such as 3H and C14?

    <p>Medical research</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is 32P used for diagnosis of tumors in the eye?

    <p>Some of its beta particles have enough energy to emerge from the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary challenge in using gamma-emitting radionuclides of common organic elements in clinical medicine?

    <p>They are short-lived, making their use difficult without an accelerator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the half-life (T½) of a radionuclide?

    <p>The time needed for half of the radioactive nuclei to decay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of radioactivity, and what is its definition?

    <p>Curie (Ci), 10^10 disintegrations per second</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the half-life (T½) and the decay constant (λ) of a radionuclide?

    <p>T½ = 0.693 / λ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the assumption made by Planck about the energy of oscillating atoms?

    <p>The energy can only take on a series of different values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the peak of the radiation curve as the temperature of a blackbody radiator increases?

    <p>It shifts to shorter wavelengths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the wavelength of the radiation and the temperature of a blackbody?

    <p>The wavelength decreases as the temperature increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the law that describes the relationship between the temperature of a blackbody and the wavelength of the radiation?

    <p>Wein's displacement law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the condition required for Planck's law to be applicable?

    <p>The surface must be in a vacuum or a gas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of increasing the temperature of a blackbody radiator on the overall radiated energy?

    <p>The overall radiated energy increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the wavelength-dependent relationship of the radiation?

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

    What is the purpose of Wien's displacement law?

    <p>To calculate the temperatures of hot radiant objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of radioactivity in the International System of Units (SI)?

    <p>Becquerel (Bq)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of an ideal blackbody?

    <p>It absorbs all incident radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of creating an idealized blackbody model?

    <p>To compare the radioactive features of real surfaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the total radiant heat output and the absolute temperature of a surface according to the Stefan-Boltzmann law?

    <p>The total radiant heat output is proportional to the absolute temperature to the fourth power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the emissivity of a body (e) represent?

    <p>The ability of the body to emit radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following laws describes the energy distribution of blackbody radiation?

    <p>Planck's law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of surface area in the Stefan-Boltzmann law?

    <p>Square meters (m^2)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the physical quantity represented by the symbol E in the Stefan-Boltzmann law?

    <p>Radiant heat energy radiated from a unit area in one second</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Nuclear Chemistry

    • Isotopes: atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
      • Examples: 12C, 13C, 11C, 14C, 15C
      • Stable isotopes: not radioactive, e.g. 12C, 13C
      • Radioisotopes: radioactive, e.g. 11C, 14C, 15C
    • Isotones: atoms of different elements with the same number of neutrons
    • Isomeric state: atoms of the same element with the same number of protons, neutrons, and electrons, but different energy levels
    • Radioactivity: natural elements that disintegrate to emit various rays
      • Alpha (α) rays: positive charge, affected by magnetic and electric fields, stopped in a few centimeters of air
      • Beta (β) rays: negative charge, affected by magnetic and electric fields, stopped in a few meters of air and a few millimeters of tissue
      • Gamma (γ) rays: no charge, unaffected by magnetic and electric fields, high energy photon with high penetrating power
    • Radiation doses in nuclear medicine: depend on physical characteristics of the radionuclide, particles emitted, energies, and length of time in the organ
      • Effective half-life (T½eff): combination of physical half-life (T½phy) and biological half-life (T½bio)

    Radionuclides in Medicine

    • Most useful radionuclides emit gamma rays, which are very penetrating
    • Beta particles are not very penetrating and are generally of little use for diagnosis
    • Exceptions: 3H and C14 play important roles in medical research, and 32P is used for diagnosis of tumors in the eye
    • Short-lived gamma-emitting radionuclides of common organic elements (C, N, O) are difficult to use in clinical medicine without an accelerator

    Radioactive Decay

    • Each radionuclide decays at a fixed rate, commonly indicated by the half-life (T½)
    • Basic equation describing radioactive decay: A = Ao e–λ t
    • Decay constant (λ) and half-life (T½) are related: T½ = 0.693 / λ
    • Units of radioactivity: curie (Ci), where 1 Ci = 3.7*10^10 disintegrations per second
      • Subunits: mCi, μCi, nCi, pci
    • SI unit for radioactivity: Becquerel (Bq), where 1 Bq = 1 disintegration per second
      • Subunits: KBq, MBq, GBq

    Blackbody Radiation Laws

    • Ideal blackbody: absorbs all incident radiation, and none is reflected or transmitted
    • Energy output of a blackbody is a function of its temperature and is not spread uniformly across all wavelengths
    • Stefan-Boltzmann law: total radiant heat output emitted from a surface is proportional to its absolute temperature to the fourth power (E = eσAT^4)
    • Planck's law: relation for the spectral blackbody emissive power, assuming radiation originates from oscillating atoms
    • Wein's displacement law: peak of the radiation curve shifts to shorter wavelengths as temperature rises, used to calculate temperatures of hot radiant objects like stars
    • Observations from blackbody radiation graph:
      • Curves shift to shorter wavelengths as temperature rises
      • Greater proportion of radiation is emitted at shorter wavelengths at higher temperatures

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