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2 - Nuclides and Elements

The Building Blocks of Matter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2022

Harry McSween, Jr  and
Gary Huss
Harry McSween, Jr
Affiliation:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Gary Huss
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
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Summary

Basic nuclear physics related to element origins, elemental and isotope chemistry

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nuclideselementsChart of the NuclidesradioactivityPeriodic Tablechemical propertieschemical bonding
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Cosmochemistry , pp. 20 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Baum, E. M., Ernesti, M. C., Knox, H. D., et al. (2010) Nuclides and Isotopes, Chart of the Nuclides, 17th edition. Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation, Schenectady, NY, 94 pp. Everything you might want to know about nuclides in one convenient place. The first 41 pages of the book edition summarize the basic information needed to make full use of the Chart of the Nuclides.Google Scholar
Cowan, G. A. (1976) A natural fission reactor. Scientific American, 235, 36–47.Google Scholar
Hofmann, S., and Münzenberg, G. (2000) The discovery of the heaviest elements. Reviews of Modern Physics, 72, 733–767.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Huh, C.-A. (1999) Dependence of the decay rate of 7Be on chemical forms. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 171, 325–328.Google Scholar
Jeffrey, G. A. (1997) An Introduction to Hydrogen Bonding. Oxford University Press, New York, 303 pp.Google Scholar
Kallunkathariyil, J., et al. (2020) Stability of the heaviest elements: K isomer in 250No. Physical Review C, 101, 011301(R).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lee, K. K. M., and Steinle-Neumann, G. (2008) Ab-initio study of the effects of pressure and chemistry on the electron-capture radioactive decay constants of 7Be, 22Na, and 40K. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 267, 628–626.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Limongi, M., and Chieffi, A. (2006) The nucleosynthesis of 26Al and 60Fe in solar metallicity stars extending in mass from 11 to 120 M⊙: The hydrostatic and explosive contributions. Astrophysical Journal, 647, 483–500.Google Scholar
Liu, L., and Huh, C.-A. (2000) Effect of pressure on the decay rate of 7Be. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 180, 163–167.Google Scholar
Roher, G. S. (2001) Structure and Bonding in Crystalline Materials. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 552 pp.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cowan, G. A. (1976) A natural fission reactor. Scientific American, 235, 36–47.Google Scholar
Hofmann, S., and Münzenberg, G. (2000) The discovery of the heaviest elements. Reviews of Modern Physics, 72, 733–767.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Huh, C.-A. (1999) Dependence of the decay rate of 7Be on chemical forms. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 171, 325–328.Google Scholar
Jeffrey, G. A. (1997) An Introduction to Hydrogen Bonding. Oxford University Press, New York, 303 pp.Google Scholar
Kallunkathariyil, J., et al. (2020) Stability of the heaviest elements: K isomer in 250No. Physical Review C, 101, 011301(R).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lee, K. K. M., and Steinle-Neumann, G. (2008) Ab-initio study of the effects of pressure and chemistry on the electron-capture radioactive decay constants of 7Be, 22Na, and 40K. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 267, 628–626.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Limongi, M., and Chieffi, A. (2006) The nucleosynthesis of 26Al and 60Fe in solar metallicity stars extending in mass from 11 to 120 M⊙: The hydrostatic and explosive contributions. Astrophysical Journal, 647, 483–500.Google Scholar
Liu, L., and Huh, C.-A. (2000) Effect of pressure on the decay rate of 7Be. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 180, 163–167.Google Scholar
Roher, G. S. (2001) Structure and Bonding in Crystalline Materials. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 552 pp.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

Other References

Cowan, G. A. (1976) A natural fission reactor. Scientific American, 235, 36–47.Google Scholar
Hofmann, S., and Münzenberg, G. (2000) The discovery of the heaviest elements. Reviews of Modern Physics, 72, 733–767.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Huh, C.-A. (1999) Dependence of the decay rate of 7Be on chemical forms. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 171, 325–328.Google Scholar
Jeffrey, G. A. (1997) An Introduction to Hydrogen Bonding. Oxford University Press, New York, 303 pp.Google Scholar
Kallunkathariyil, J., et al. (2020) Stability of the heaviest elements: K isomer in 250No. Physical Review C, 101, 011301(R).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lee, K. K. M., and Steinle-Neumann, G. (2008) Ab-initio study of the effects of pressure and chemistry on the electron-capture radioactive decay constants of 7Be, 22Na, and 40K. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 267, 628–626.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Limongi, M., and Chieffi, A. (2006) The nucleosynthesis of 26Al and 60Fe in solar metallicity stars extending in mass from 11 to 120 M⊙: The hydrostatic and explosive contributions. Astrophysical Journal, 647, 483–500.Google Scholar
Liu, L., and Huh, C.-A. (2000) Effect of pressure on the decay rate of 7Be. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 180, 163–167.Google Scholar
Roher, G. S. (2001) Structure and Bonding in Crystalline Materials. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 552 pp.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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