Modern nuclear chemistry / Walter D. Loveland, David J. Morrissey, Glenn T. Seaborg.

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Written by established experts in the field, this book features in-depth discussions of proven scientific principles, current trends, and applications of nuclear chemistry to the sciences and engineering.

* Provides up-to-date coverage of the latest research and examines the theoretical and practical aspects of nuclear and radiochemistry
* Presents the basic physical principles of nuclear and radiochemistry in a succinct fashion, requiring no basic knowledge of quantum mechanics
* Adds discussion of math tools and simulations to demonstrate various phenomena, new chapters on Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Forensics and Particle Physics, and updates to all other chapters
* Includes additional in-chapter sample problems with solutions to help students
* Reviews of 1st edition: "... an authoritative, comprehensive but succinct, state-of-the-art textbook ...." (The Chemical Educator) and "...an excellent resource for libraries and laboratories supporting programs requiring familiarity with nuclear processes ..." (CHOICE)

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CHOICE Review

Writing from the perspective of pure and applied nuclear chemistry, Loveland (Oregon State Univ.) and colleagues are all established experts in nuclear chemistry and apply their combined expertise and experience to an in-depth presentation of principles, current trends, and applications. They provide both comprehensive and succinct coverage of nuclear and radiochemistry for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. There are solved problems as well as problem sets for each chapter, reference material at the end of each chapter, and an excellent bibliography. The outstanding appendixes discuss quantum mechanics appropriate to the field of nuclear chemistry and nuclear wallet cards of selected properties for all known nuclides and their known isomeric states. These make the volume an excellent resource for libraries and laboratories supporting programs requiring familiarity with nuclear processes in biology, chemistry, engineering, and environmental studies, as well as the controversial issues of nuclear wastes. Other similar works are Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, by Gregory R. Choppin et al. (3rd ed., 2002), which provides a very good treatment but is oriented toward nuclear power and nuclear power applications. Nuclear and Radiochemistry, by Gerhart Friedlander et al. (3rd ed., 1981), has been the bible of nuclear chemistry but is not current. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. D. A. Johnson emeritus, Spring Arbor University