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otownluvrash
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im so lost...i need to design a nuclear chemistry experiment for a lab for my class...any ideas? i dont know where to start.....it could even be like a factor affecting an equation
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March 26, 2006, 08:45:42 PM »
I don't know what level you teach but I know of a fun high school level lab. It is called finding the halflife of candium. You give the studentents bags of M&Ms and you have them shake it then dump the M&Ms on a paper towel. They can then eat the ones that have the "M" side up. They repeat this until all of the M&Ms are gone. They will record the number of half lives (i.e.-number of trials)and how many M&Ms are left over. Make sure that they get the initial amount (at 0 half lives. They can then graph the results to show the relationship between time and amount of substance. Hope this helps
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March 26, 2006, 10:02:16 PM »
Good idea, this also works with coins (heads and tails)
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March 27, 2006, 06:17:22 PM »
But M&M's are edible.
Check this topic out:
http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?board=27;action=display;threadid=5421
If you have the means to do it, then it may be a good way to show radiation. This is more of a demonstration than a lab though.
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But M&M's are edible.
Yes I agree it would be much more delicious with M&M's
We do the coin one simply because food and drink is prohibited in our labs etc.
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I suggest going on a field trip to the nearest picnic table to do this lab with M&Ms.
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