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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Nuclear Chemistry, the JAMB Chemistry syllabus expects you to study:
- 5. Nuclear Chemistry
- (i) Radioactivity – Types, properties and detection of radiations
- (ii) Natural and artificial radioactivity
- (iii) Nuclear stability and radioactive (i decay
- (iv) Nuclear reactions: Nuclear fusion (i and fission (v (
Study notes & guidance
Study Nuclear Chemistry using a recommended Chemistry textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Chemistry, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Nuclear Chemistry, you should be able to:
- (i) distinguish between ordinary chemical reaction and nuclear reaction; (ii) differentiate between natural and artificial radioactivity;
- Compare the properties of the different types of nuclear radiations;
- Compute simple calculations on the half-life of a radioactive material;
- Balance simple nuclear equation; and
- Identify the various applications of radioactivity.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Chemistry syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.