CHEM 1446
Cooperative Review for Chapters 8-12

1)

What type of radioactive particles are emitted during the decay of the
following atoms?

215Po–––––>

215At+?

a)

222At–––––>

218Bi+?

b)

265Ac*–––––>

265Ac+?

c)

2)

What fissionable material accumulates in the uranium fuel rods as they are used, and what
type of reactor is designed to recover this material?

3)

There are two types of Silicon semiconductors used in solar cells. How are they different
from pure Silicon?

4)

The polymer “Polyflutiene”, a very resilient polymer, is made from the following two
monomers. Show four monomers worth of the polymer’s structure.

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