Nuclear and Analytical Chemistry

Paper Code: 
CHY 324
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 
Nuclear Chemistry

Types of radioactive decay, Decay kinetics: decay constant, units of radioactivity, Parent-daughter growth relationship.

Counters – Geiger counter,  scintillation counter, proportional counter, semi conductor detector.

Nuclear reaction – evaporation, spallation, fragmentation, transfer reactions(Buckshot hypothesis) , nuclear fission:  Theory of nuclear fission , fission fragments , their mass and charge distribution, fission energy,  compound nucleus theory for nuclear reaction, Photonuclear reaction and nuclear fusion( thermonuclear reaction),  nuclear reactors Interaction of radiation with matter .

Self Study: Sub-nucleons, classification of nuclides, nuclear stability, binding energy, nuclear radius, nuclear models – liquid drop model, shell model.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Nuclear and Thermal Methods

Nuclear Methods: Applications of radio isotopes as tracers: chemical investigations (structure determinations, reaction mechanism, isotope exchange reactions), age determination, medical, agricultural and industrial applications.

Analytical applications (neutron activation analysis and isotope dilution analysis)

            Thermal Methods: Theory and applications of TG, DTA, DSC and thermometric   titrations

 

14.00
Unit III: 
Separation Methods

Prerequisite: Theory and applications of Paper Chromatography.

Theory and applications of solvent extraction, ion exchangers including liquid ion exchangers and chromatographic methods for identification and estimation of multicomponent systems (such as TLC, GC. HPLC, CC)

Hifanated Techniques: Instrumentation and applications of GC-IR, TG-IR Spectroscopy, GC-Mass Spectroscopy.

 

11.00
Unit IV: 
Electroanalytical Methods and lmaging Techniques

Instrumentation and applications of polarography (DC, AC and pulse), cyclic voltammetry, coulometry and anode stripping voltammetry. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM): Instrumentation and applications.

 

11.00
Unit V: 
Optical Methods

Instrumentation and applications of UV-Visible, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA), Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), Atomic Emission spectroscopy (AES).

References: 
  1. Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry; Fourth Edition; H. J. Arnikar; New Age International (P)              Ltd., New Delhi, 2016.
  2. Nuclear Chemistry for B.Sc. and M.Sc. Students of Indian Universities; First Edition; C.V. Shekhar; Dominant Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2003.
  3. Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, Eighth Edition; D.A. Skoog, D.M. West and F.J. Holler; Saunders College Publishing, Philadephia, 2007.
  4. Instrumental Methods of Analysis; Seventh Edition; H. H. Willard, L. L. Merritt, J.A. Dean & F. A. Settle; CBS Publisher, New Delhi, 1986.
  5. Basic Concepts of Analytical Chemistry: Second Edition; S.M. Khopkar; New Age International Publisher, New Delhi, 2000.
  6. Element of X-Ray Diffraction; B.D. Cullity & S.R. Stock, Third edition, Pearson Education, Delhi, 2015.
  7. Fundamental Concepts Of Inorganic Chemistry; First Edition; Vol. 7; A.K. Das, & M. Das, CBS Publishers, New Delhi, 2014.

 

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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