Nuclear Chemistry & Radioactive Decay Practice Problems

This chemistry video tutorial provides a basic introduction into nuclear chemistry and radioactive decay. It contains plenty of examples and multiple choice practice problems.

Here is a list of topics:
1. How to identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an isotope
2. How to determine the number of nucleons in an element
3. Nuclear symbols of alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, protons, neutrons, electrons, and positrons.
4. How to balance nuclear equations
5. How to identify the missing element by balancing nuclear reactions
6. Radioactive decay - alpha decay and beta decay
7. Gamma decay, Positron production & Electron Capture
8. How to determine which element will undergo radioactive decay
9. Neutron to Proton Ratio
10. Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission
11. Subcritical, Critical, and Supercritical Chain Reactions
12. Half Life Chemistry Problems