Class of: 09-Mar-2016.
Today we covered Section 10.2: Radioactivity and the Nucleus (p. 280) and Section 10.3: Radioactive Decay (p. 284).
Learning Objectives:
- Students will be able to describe the structure of the nucleus based on the Rutherford experiment.
- Students will be able to change a nucleus based on the type of radioactive decay it undergoes: alpha, beta, or gamma.
When radioactive elements were first discovered, people thought it was great that they were releasing “energy.” They didn’t realize that the energy came from deadly radioactivity, and so used elements like radon in all sorts of things, such as: foods, chewing gum, and health tonics. One man drank about 1,400 tonics before his jaw… fell off! Ouch.
Please work through the following review problems:
p. 283 #1-14
p. 289 #1-19