Publication

2001-12-15 - Wiley-Interscience

Language

English

Word Count

167,750 words, Guess

Page Count

671 pages

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First Sentence

Nuclear chemistry consists of a four-pronged endeavor made up of (a) studies of the chemical and physical properties of the heaviest elements where detection of radioactive decay is an essential part of the work, (b) studies of nuclear properties such as structure, reactions, and radioactive decay by people trained as chemists, (c) studies of macroscopic phenomena (such as geochronology or astrophysics) where nuclear processes are intimately involved, and (d) the application of measurement techniques based upon nuclear phenomena (such as nuclear medicine, activation analysis or radiotracers) to study scientific problems in a variety of fields.

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