Crossword clues for radiochemistry
radiochemistry
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context chemistry English) the chemistry of radioactive substances 2 (context chemistry English) the use of radioisotopes to study the kinetics of chemical reactions
WordNet
n. the chemistry of radioactive substances [syn: nuclear chemistry]
Wikipedia
Radiochemistry is the chemistry of radioactive materials, where radioactive isotopes of elements are used to study the properties and chemical reactions of non-radioactive isotopes (often within radiochemistry the absence of radioactivity leads to a substance being described as being inactive as the isotopes are stable). Much of radiochemistry deals with the use of radioactivity to study ordinary chemical reactions. This is very different from radiation chemistry where the radiation levels are kept too low to influence the chemistry.
Radiochemistry includes the study of both natural and man-made radioisotopes.
Usage examples of "radiochemistry".
The isotopes arc pumped up through lead-shielded pipes to a radiochemistry laboratory in which complex syntheses are done in automated equipment designed to produce pure labelled organic chemicals from the fast-decaying isotopes within a few moments of arrival.