I would say it is actually both.
Fusion itself is a chemical reaction but it is powered by a physical feature named gravity.
Physical Change. =KDML= ;)
The radioactive decay of radium is a nuclear change. This differentiates the transformation from a chemical or physical one.
In nuclear reactions the atom itself changes while molecules and/or structural organisation of atoms do in chemical and physical changes.
Evaporating seawater is a physical change. Physical changes affect the form, but not the chemical makeup of a substance. The sea water is undergoing a change in states of matter, not a chemical reaction. You can undo the change by condensing the evaporated water .
Elements are created that differ from the reactants.
Phase change is a physical change.
It is a nuclear change because there is a change in the nuclear structure of Uranium.
Physical Change. =KDML= ;)
No such animal. That would be like hammering an orange into an apple.... They are both different pure elements. Unless you're handy with the nuclear fission or fusion, you cant make one from the other. No chemical or physical changes can alter that.
The radioactive decay of radium is a nuclear change. This differentiates the transformation from a chemical or physical one.
In nuclear reactions the atom itself changes while molecules and/or structural organisation of atoms do in chemical and physical changes.
when fireworks go off, the energy released show a chemical reaction. gasses such as carbon dioxide and particles of smoke go up in the air.
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.
Chemical reactions, normally. However, radioactivity, nuclear fission, or nuclear fusion also fit this definition.
An atomic bomb uses fission-- the splitting of atoms. It is purely a physical change, at first. Any gases produced in the air surrounding the explosion (which occurs before it touches the ground), along with the intense heat produced, causes chemical changes in the air.
Evaporating seawater is a physical change. Physical changes affect the form, but not the chemical makeup of a substance. The sea water is undergoing a change in states of matter, not a chemical reaction. You can undo the change by condensing the evaporated water .
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