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Chemical reactions involve valence electrons and not protons.
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What parts of an atom can change during a nuclear reaction that can't change in a chemical reaction?
the number of protons and neutrons
Which part of atom take part in nuclear reaction?
A nuclear reaction involves changes in the nucleus of an atom, and it is from the atomic nucleus that energy is released in a nuclear reaction.
Atoms are what When a chemical reaction takes place?
It depends on the type of chemical reaction. A reduction-oxidation reaction (redox reaction) involves the transfer of electrons, thus electrons are involved, for example2Mg(s) + O2(g) > 2MgO(s)However, reactions involving acids or bases involve the movement of protons (acids are proton donors, bases are proton acceptors) for example:HCl(aq) + H2O(l) > Cl-(aq) + H3O+(aq)Furthermore, there are nuclear reactions which can involve almost any particle. Therefore, the type of reaction determines the particle or type of particle involved.
What would you get if you break an element into its smallest particles?
Protons and Electrons
Is an atom a compound that can take part in a chemical reaction?
No. An atom is made of Elements. Name of element is decided by number of Protons, containing in it's Nucleus. Two or more different types of elements react with each other to form compound in what is called as chemical reaction.
How does nuclear reaction differs from ordinary chemical reactions?
It involves the particles of the nucleus (protons and neutrons), not the electrons.
What is the difference between a nuclear decay from a chemical reaction?
Nuclear decay involves the contents of the atomic nucleus, the protons and neutrons. Chemical reactions involve the electrons.
Are protons ever involved in a chemical reaction?
Protons are not involved in chemical reactions.
Why did the protons did not participate during chemical bonding?
Chemical bonding only involves the outermost level of electrons, valence electrons. The actual reaction takes place far away from the nucleus of the atom where the protons are. There are reactions that involve the protons, though, but they are nuclear reactions, not chemical reactions. They are usually achieved through high-speed collision in labs.
What involve a chemical chemical change?
Chemical reactions involve a change in the chemical composition of the reacting substances.
What reaction involves the exchange of protons and neutrons?
Outside of a particle accelerator they aren't. It is a nuclear reaction although an actual exchange of protons would be very unlikely (depending on what you mean by "exchange").
What parts of an atom can change during a nuclear reaction that can't change in a chemical reaction?
the number of protons and neutrons
What part of the atom is involved in a chemical bond?
A standard chemical reaction always and only involves a change in the electron configuration of the atom (either the number of electrons or their energy configuration).If the nucleus is affected (either the number of protons or electrons), then it is designated as a nuclear reaction, and this is quite different.
Is a change that produces a new element a physical change?
No, it is a chemical change. ---------------------------------- Yes, it is a physical change because this change not involve a chemical reaction but a nuclear reaction followed by a change in the number of protons and neutrons.
Why you add h2so4 to the kmno4 titration?
consider the balance chemical equation, suppose the reaction with oxalic acid 2MnO4- + 16H+ + 5C2O4 --> 2Mn+2 + 8H2O + 10CO2 Above reaction shows that the reaction requires a number of protons to occur, H2SO4 is the source of these protons.
In a atom that has not undergone any type of chemical reaction the number of electrons are?
The number of electrons equals the number of protons in the nucleus.
What kind of neutrons are changed into protons?
Only those involved in nuclear reactions. Ordinary chemical reaction can not effect this change.
