Nuclear Chemistry

Name:
Nuclear Chemistry
Detailed information:
The division of chemistry dealing with changes in or transformations of the atomic nucleus. It includes spontaneous and induced radioactivity, the fission or splitting of nuclei, and their fusion or union; also the properties and behavior of the reaction products and their separation and analysis. The reactions involving nuclei are usually accompanied by large energy changes, far greater than those of chemical reactions; they are carried out in nuclear reactor for electric power production and manufacture of radioactive isotopes for medical use, also (in research work) in cyclotrons.See Fission; Fusion; Radiochemistry; Nucleus (1).