Modern Nuclear Chemistry provides up-to-date coverage of the latest research as well as examinations of the theoretical and practical aspects of nuclear and radiochemistry. Includes worked examples and solved problems.
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Provides comprehensive information as a practical reference.
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Presents fundamental physical principles, in brief, of nuclear and radiochemistry.
There are many fine textbooks of nuclear physics and chemistry in print at this time. So the question can be raised as to why we would write another textbook, especially one focusing on the smaller discipline of nuclear chemistry. When we began this project over 5 years ago, we felt that we were at a unique juncture in nuclear chemistry and technology and that, immodestly, we had a unique perspective to offer to students.
Much of the mainstream of nuclear chemistry is now deeply tied to nuclear physics, in a cooperative endeavor called nuclear science. At the same time, there is a large, growing, and vital community of people who use the applications of nuclear chemistry to tackle a wide-ranging set of problems in the physical, biological and environmental sciences, medicine, and engineering. We thought it was important to bring together, in a single volume, a rigorous, detailed perspective on both the “pure” and “applied” aspects of nuclear chemistry. As such, one might find more detail about any particular subject than one might like. We hope this encourages instructors to summarize the textbook material and present it in a manner most suitable to a particular audience. The amount of material contained in this book is too much for a one-quarter or one-semester course and a bit too little for a year-long course. Instructors can pick and choose which material seems most suitable for their course.