HON CHEMISTRY: So what do you figure is the half-life of a banana? But I digress…. Here’s the lecture for Monday on radioactive decay – nuclear equations and half-life problems.
Don’t forget to memorize the nuclear symbols for alpha particles, beta particles (electrons), positrons, neutrons, and protons. Not nearly as bad as polyatomic ions, huh?!? And great job on half-life problems today! I love the way you were able to figure them out yourselves!! Keep thinking these problems through – listen to the story they’re trying to tell you, and you’ll do great.
Have fun with the half-life simulation lab! Be sure and post your data in the Half Life Lab web post by the time listed on the syllabus. Don’t forget to include pics and your graph! The lab report is to be submitted as a PDF 2X by the due date listed on the syllabus. š
