Code: 15CHRP Chemistry of Radioactive Elements
Lecturer: prof. Ing. Jan John CSc. Weekly load: 2+0 Completion: EX
Department: 14115 Credits: 2 Semester: W
Description:
The course gives a detailed overview of chemical properties of all known radioactive elements from the group of cis-uranium elements, actinoids and trans-actinoids.
Contents:
1.Definitions, classification. Technetium.
2.Promethium, Astatine, Francium.
3.Polonium, Radon.
4.Radium, actinide theory.
5.Actinium, Thorium.
6.Protactinium.
7.Uranium.
8.Neptunium, Plutonium, Americium.
9.Curium, Berkelium, Californium.
10.Preparation of transuranium elements, Einsteinium, Fermium.
11.Mendelevium, Nobelium, Lawrencium.
12.Position of trans-actinide elements in the Periodic system. Rutherfordium, Dubnium, Seaborgium.
13.Bohrium, Hassium, Meitnerium, elements with Z=110-118.
Recommended literature:
Key literature:
1. G. Choppin, J.-O. Liljenzin, J. Rydberg: Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Butterworth - Heinemann, 2002, http://jol.liljenzin.se/BOOK.HTM
Recommended literature:
1. A. Vertés, S. Nagy, Z. Klencsár (eds.): Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2003, ISBN: 1-4020-1305-1
2. M. Schädel: The Chemistry of Superheavy Elements, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2003, ISBN: 1-4020-1250-0
3. I. Zvára: The Inorganic Radiochemistry of Heavy Elements, Springer Science 2008, ISBN: 978-1-4020-6601-6
Keywords:
Technetium, Promethium, Astatine, Francium, Polonium, Radon, Radium, actinide theory, actinides, Actinium, Thorium, Protactinium, Uranium, Neptunium, Plutonium, Americium, Curium, Berkelium, Californium, Einsteinium, Fermium, Mendelevium, Nobelium, Lawrencium, transactinides, superheavy elements, Rutherfordium, Dubnium, Seaborgium, Bohrium, Hassium, Meitnerium, Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, Copernicium.

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