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Nuclear fission, the splitting of an atom's nucleus, will break an atom down into two or more different atoms and various forms of radiation.
Fission usually occurs when an element is bombarded by neutrons. These particles smash into the nucleus and break it apart.
For example, fission of uranium-235 in nuclear reactors is used to release energy:
235U + n0 --> 236U -->144Ba + 89Kr + 3n0 + 177MeV
The additional neutrons released result in a chain reaction with 3 more uranium atoms reacting.
An opposite process is fusion, where two or more elements combine and release energy. This is what happens in the sun.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoElements can not be broken down at all because an element is in its simplest form when you begin to use it. An element is not combined with anything else until you go to created a compound. When you start with an element it is one single substance and when it is broken down from a compound or reaction it will stand alone as a substance.
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∙ 12y agoYes, elements can be broken down to atoms, which still share the properties of that element. This is as far as it can be broken down, however.
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∙ 12y agoNo. elements cannot break down by chemical means.
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∙ 12y agoNo, elements are a pure substance and are already simplified and cant be broken down.
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∙ 14y agoNO. we say element because it is the purest from of a particular arrangement of protons neutron and electrons
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∙ 11y agoThe atom is the minimal ultimate "piece" obtained by chemical methods.
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∙ 10y agoElements can not be broken down
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Can an element can be broken down into simpler forms?
No. An element is an element. It makes up other things, but cannot be broken down.
An element cannot be easily broken down into other smaller materials with different?
a element can not be broken down in to smaller such materials
Can helium be broken down into a simpler substance?
No, it is an element.
Why is rhenium an element and not a compound?
An element is a pure substance that can not be broken down by chemical means into other substances. A compound is a pure substance that cannot be broken down by physical means but it can be broken down by chemical means.
What is a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by ordinary chemical methods?
compounds CAN be decomposed elements CANTThe answer would be Mercury because it is an element and can't be broken down by chemical means. but methane, ethanol and ammonia can be broken down by physical means because they are compounds.
What are the qualifications of an element?
Anything that can not be broken down farther than it already is, is considered an element.
Is hydrochloride an element or compound?
it is a compound, an element is a substance which can not be broken down into anything else through chemical processes
What ingredients are in neon?
Neon is an element itself. It is not made of anything, and cannot be broken down into ingredients.
What are atoms called which cannot be chemically broken down?
Elements are substances made of identical atoms which cannot be broken down to other substances. Matter is anything that occupies space and has mass.
Why is sodium a pure substance?
Sodium is a pure substance because it is an element and can not be broken down into anything else
Is sodium a pure substance?
Sodium is a pure substance because it is an element and can not be broken down into anything else
Can a element be broken down into compounds?
You misunderstand!!!! a compound is broken down into its elemental atoms.
Can an element can be broken down into simpler forms?
No. An element is an element. It makes up other things, but cannot be broken down.
What can an element not be chemically broken down into?
An element cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances. Elements are the simplest form of matter and are made up of a specific type of atom. Elements can only be transformed through nuclear reactions, such as radioactive decay or nuclear fusion.
What makes gold?
Gold is an element, and an element can't be broken down into anything but atom's; then hadron; then quark, but in any terms nothing makes gold.
Which substance cannot be broken down by a chemical change?
All of the elements of the Periodic Table cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
An element cannot be easily broken down into other smaller materials with different?
a element can not be broken down in to smaller such materials
