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Nuclear chemistry often deals with the naturally occurring decay of unstable radionuclides. This decay is a release of energy which can be detected, and then imaged. So, it can be used to "illuminate" the inside of living tissue. Imaging of this type has lead to the discovery of cancerous tumors before they become fatal, which has in turn saved countless lives.

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Why is chemistry important in todays world?

Without chemistry we wouldn't have certain medicine for future diseases, we wouldn't have certain materials for certain products. Without looking for substitute materials some companies wouldn't be able to make anything that they can sell which would make them have to sell their business. Chemistry in our world today is as important as water, this is in my opinion.


How does this work and can your world sustain this luxury chemistry creates vast amount of energy through nuclear reaction?

No. It is too unstable and if we can't control what countries have it, we will not be here to discuss this. We have to find out how to make antimatter.


What is the task of chemistry?

To learn about the world around us; to identify and examine molecules, materials, cells, organisms, ecosystems, and universes; to develop rules and theories that describe these systems; to apply this knowledge to build new things. Science allows us to express our intellectual curiosity in useful ways and for the good of humankind, as much as this can be understood.


What in the world is not chemistry?

I'm no expert, but as I understand it, Chemistry has to do with atoms gaining and losing electrons etc. You can change the characteristics of an atom by doing so or create compounds etc. On the other hand, when you start making one element into another, then you start to leave the realm of chemistry and approach Nuclear physics. Of course there are Nuclear chemists trying to arrange the protons, neutrons, and electrons into stable configurations for those (non-naturally on earth occuring) missing elements on the periodic table. But generally when you smash atoms like in an Atomic bomb, you are not doing chemistry, it's something else. Math is not chemistry although chemistry uses math, same for physics. Hope this helps.


Why is chemistry useful?

Chemistry is useful in understanding matter. Many industrial processes utilize chemistry knowledge, and these include textile (bleaching and dyeing of fabrics), mining (metal extraction), pharmaceutical, food, oil refinery, tannery and many other industries.

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Where is bohrium found in the world?

Only in nuclear physics/nuclear chemistry laboratories.


Where in the world would lawrencium be?

Only in nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry laboratories, in USA or Russia.


How the progressive development in the field of chemistry helped in changing human life?

There are few things in the world that chemistry has NOT impacted! If not for chemistry, we wouldn't have any plastic of any kind, any pharmaceuticals, gasoline, paint, synthetic fertilizer, cleaning products, or synthetic fabrics to name a few. Chemistry has also greatly impacted the fields of genetics, cars, computers, nuclear energy, medicine, advanced materials, and many more.


How is nuclear power being used for peaceful purpose?

Creating Energy for the world to use. Hope this helps.


How does chemistry benefit mankind?

with chemistry and technology we can gain lots of facilities. As where the technology is the practical form of the science so the chemistry helps the inventors how to use a chemical element in order to have a good and reliable invention to facilitate our life.


How is nuclear energy used in science?

Nuclear energy is used in science in three general areas. We rely on nuclear technology in a number of areas of medicine. We also use nuclear energy to generate power. There are also research applications where nuclear physics is applied to learn and understand more about the subatomic world.


What purpose does lawrencium have in your world?

Lawrencium hasn't practical uses; Lr is only an object of study in nuclear physics.


Why is chemistry important in todays world?

Without chemistry we wouldn't have certain medicine for future diseases, we wouldn't have certain materials for certain products. Without looking for substitute materials some companies wouldn't be able to make anything that they can sell which would make them have to sell their business. Chemistry in our world today is as important as water, this is in my opinion.


Who won two noble prizes in chemistry and a Nobel Peace Prize?

Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and also a Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to the fields of chemistry and nuclear physics, as well as her humanitarian work during World War I.


When was The World of Chemistry created?

The World of Chemistry was created in 1990.


Did the atomic bomb make the world a better place?

well the bomb probably didn't and nuclear weapons don't help but nuclear technology has made several things better in industry, medicine and so forth.


Is it false or true people study chemistry in?

True, many people study chemistry as a field of science that explores the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter. Chemistry is a fundamental science that plays a crucial role in fields such as medicine, engineering, and environmental science.