Chemistry Syllabus
Topic: Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 21 Section 1: Nuclear Stability
Read 681 – 684
Practice # 1&2 page 684
Section Review #1-4 pg 684
Due Tuesday, Oct. 21
Chapter 21 Section 2: Radioactive Decay
Read 685 – 692
Practice # 1-5 pg 689
Section Review #1-5 pg 692
Due Thursday, Oct 23
Chapter 21 Section 3: Nuclear Radiation
Read 693 – 696
Section Review #1-5 pg 696
Due Friday, Oct. 24
Chapter 21 Section 4: Fission and Fusion
Read 697 – 701
Section Review #1-4 pg 699
Due Tuesday, Oct. 28
Chapter 21 Review Problems
Pages 703-705 #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 31, 32, 34, 37,
38, 39, 49, 52, and #1-9 pg 707.
Due Thursday, Oct. 30
Nuclear Chemistry Unit Test: Tuesday, Nov. 4
Labs:
Molar Mass of Butane
Molar Volume of a Gas
Nuclear Chemistry Research Project
Due Thursday, Nov. 6
Approximately 500 words
Topics range: history, weapons, disasters, research, LHC, medicine, global
politics, disarming nukes, new technologies etc.
Use a variety of properly cited sources (at least three) and develop a body of
knowledge about a subject. Construct your essay around a central theme. Write
in a 5-part style (intro, body, body, body, conclusion). Cite your sources, edit
your work, be careful with mechanics, and be prepared to share some of the
essential elements of your paper with the class.