2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Radiaiton Chemistry
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yukitaka Kato / Takehiko Tsukahara / Koichiro Takao
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.Q361
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 3, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Radioisotopes and radioactivity are widely used in the fields of energy, medicine, and life sciences. The aim of this course is to understand not only fundamentals such as characteristics of actinide elements, other radioisotopes and radiation as well as detection/production methods, but also their applications. As a result, you can acquire scientific knowledge of radiation chemistry, radiochemistry, and nuclear chemistry.
Course description and aims
The goals are as follows.
1.You can understand chemical and biochemical effects of radiation and radioisotopes. In addition, you can explain the use of radiation and radioisotopes in the fields of energy/life science/medicine.
2.You can get scientific knowledge of radiation and radioisotopes.
Keywords
Radiochemistry, radiation, radioactivity, the use of radiation, chemistry of f-block elements
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In order to improve your learning, practice will be given.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Nucleonics | Get to be able to explain relationship between the atomic nucleus and radiation |
| Class 2 | Radioactivity | Get to be able to explain the law and types of radioactive decay and radioactive equilibrium |
| Class 3 | Interaction of radiation with matter | Get to be able to explain interactions between matters and alpha-, beta-, gamma-rays, and neutrons |
| Class 4 | Measurement of nuclear radiation / Natural&Artificial Radioisotopes | Get to be able to explain the principle and use of radiation detectors and types of radioisotopes like decay series |
| Class 5 | Chemistry of f-Block Elements (1) | Get to be able to explain chemical properties of f-block elements arising from f-orbitals |
| Class 6 | Chemistry of f-Block Elements (2) | Get to be able to explain chemical properties of f-block elements arising from f-orbitals |
| Class 7 | Chemistry of Actinide Elements | Get to be able to explain chemical properties of actinide elements |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
C. Keller,“Radiochemistry”, John Willy & Sons, New York, 1988.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Distribute handouts properly
Evaluation methods and criteria
Exercise and report
Related courses
- NCL.C401 ： Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering
- CAP.E362 ： Nuclear Chemical Engineering
- ZUB.F332 ： Fundamental Radioactivity and its Application
- NCL.B401 ： Radiation Biology and Medicine
- NCL.C402 ： Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal Engineering
Prerequisites
You had better to obtain the knowledge of basic chemistry.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
ptsuka[at]zc.iir.isct.ac.jp 内線3067
ktakao[at]zc.iir.isct.ac.jp 内線2968
Office hours
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