Chemical education research introduction

Modern methods of computational quantum chemistry are now sufficiently accurate and easy to use that they are indispensable tools in chemical research and education. Our goal has been to give you a comprehensive introduction to molecular quantum mechanics so you can easily read more advanced treatments and begin to use commercially available software with intelligence and confidence. 

We simply define radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry by the content of this book, which is primarily written for chemists. The content contains fimdamental chapters followed by those devoted to applications. Each chapter ends with a section of exercises (with answers) and literature references. An historic introduction (Ch. 1) leads to chapters on stable isotopes and isotope separation, on unstable isotopes and radioactivity, and on radionuclides in nature (Ch. 2-5). Nuclear radiation - emission, absorbance, chemical effects radiation chemistry), detection and uses - is covered in four chapters (Ch. 6-9). This is followed by several chapters on elementary particles, nuclear structure, nuclear reactions and the production of new atoms (radio-nuclides of known elements as well as the transuranium ones) in the laboratory and in cosmos (Ch. 10-17). Before the four final chapters on nuclear energy and its environmental effects (Ch. 19-22), we have inserted a chapter on radiation biology and radiation protection (Ch. 18). Chapter 18 thus ends the fimdam tal part of radiochemistry it is essential to all students who want to use radionuclides in scientific research. By this arrangement, the book is subdivided into 3 parts fundamental ladiochemistry, nuclear reactions, and applied nuclear energy. We hope that this shall satisfy teachers with differrat educational goals. 

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