C6020 Nuclear Chemistry - laboratory course

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/3. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
C6020/01: Thu 12:00–14:50 A08/112, J. Křivohlávek
C6020/02: Tue 8:00–10:50 A08/112, J. Křivohlávek
C6020/03: Mon 8:00–10:50 A08/112, J. Křivohlávek
Prerequisites
C5040 Nuclear Chemistry
Knowledge of principles of nuclear chemistry as covered in the course C5400.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In the laboratory course in nuclear chemistry students get acquainted, by way of performing practical labwork, with basic methods of the detection and measurement of ionizing radiation, handling of sources of ionizing radiation, properties of ionizing radiation, separation and characterization of selected radionuclides, and activation analysis. They will also be instructed on the Czech law a regulations concerning handling sources of ionizing radiation, and with principles of radiation protection.
Syllabus
  • 1. Radiation safety and principles of radiation protection. 2. Errors in measurement of radioactivity. 3. Scintilation probe dead time. 4. Crystal scintillation probe. 5. Gamma spectroscopy with crystal probe. 6. Absorption of gamma and beta radiation. 7. Self-absorption of beta radiation. 8. Determination of the half-life of a short-lived radionuclide. 9. Determination of the half-life of a long-lived radionuclide. 10. Determination of degree of enrichment of uranium compounds. 11. Radioactive equilibrium. 12. Measurements of volume activity of radon. 13. Alfa spectroscopy. 14. Measurements of low-energy beta radiation by metods of liquid scintilation.
Literature
  • HÁLA, Jiří. Cvičení z jaderné chemie. 3. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 97 s. ISBN 8021016361. info
Assessment methods
Laboratory exercises, 100 % attendance in exercises, exercises ends by graded credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Vyučují učitelé katedry anorganické chemie.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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