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What tool do scientists use to break apart the nuclei of atoms?
Scientists use particle accelerators to break apart the nuclei of atoms. These accelerators speed up charged particles like protons or electrons to high energies and then collide them with target atoms, causing the nuclei to break apart. This process allows scientists to study the fundamental components of matter.
How do nuclear atoms differ from regular atoms?
All atoms are nuclear, in that they all have nuclei. Some atoms have unstable nuclei, making them radioactive. I'm afraid I have no idea what you mean by "nuclear atoms," unless you meant to say radioactive atoms, in which case the answer is "they have unstable nuclei and they're radioactive."
What are the two ways nuclear energy can be released?
Nuclear energy can be released through nuclear fission, which involves splitting atomic nuclei, or nuclear fusion, which involves combining atomic nuclei. Fission is used in current nuclear power plants, while fusion is still being researched for potential future energy applications.
What does the nuclei of heavy atoms have that light atoms do not have?
Heavy atoms have more protons and neutrons in their nuclei compared to light atoms. This increases the nuclear charge and mass of heavy atoms, making them less stable and more prone to undergo radioactive decay.
Which element has 14 protons in the nuclei of its atoms?
The element with 14 protons in the nuclei of its atoms is silicon, with the atomic number 14.
What can come from splitting the nuclei of atoms?
More nuclei of more atoms than you started out with, less mass than you started with, and some energy.
What are the main types of nuclear energy?
The two types of nuclear energy are nuclear fission nuclear fusion. In nuclear fission, the nuclei of the atoms are split. In nuclear fusion, as the name suggests, the nuclei of the atoms are joined together.
What atomic process combines nuclei of small atoms to form massive nuclei?
FUSION
What do all lithium atoms have?
The protons in their nuclei.
Nuclei of uranium atoms split apart?
no
What are the atoms that fuse to power the sun?
The 'ionic' nuclei of Hydrogen atoms (protons).
Do chemical reactions result in the nuclei of the atoms involved?
No, chemical reactions result only in the electrons of the atoms being involved. Only radioactivity results n nuclei of atoms being involved.
