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There are only 2 ways that can happen, fission or fusion. Fusion is when two atoms combine to become a larger atom (almost exclusively two hydrogen atoms becoming 1 helium atom). Fission is much more common and is present in all radioactive elements.
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∙ 12y agoAlpha decay is a kind of radioactive decay in which an alpha particle is emitted from an atom. An alpha particle consists of two protons and two neutrons. Therefore, when an atom of an element undergoes alpha decay, it loses two protons, which changes the atom from one element to another. This is because each different element is identified by the number of protons in its atomic nuclei.
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∙ 11y agoRadioactive decay. You can have alpha, beta or gamma radiative decay but the decay that causes an atom to change from one element to another is alpha decay, which ejects a helium atom (2 protons, 2 neutrons) from its nucleus.
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∙ 13y agoOnly a nuclear reaction can convert an element to another element. Beta decay certianly would
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What is a chemical reaction and how are reactants and products involved?
A chemical reaction is a change in which one kind of matter changes into a different kind of matter with different properties. Reactant is a substance used in a chemical reaction and a product is a substance made in a chemical reaction. Hope this is helpful! ;)
When do the atoms of one element break down to form atoms of another element?
changing elements involves changing the number of protons, so you'll be doing some kind of radioactive decay or nuclear fusion/fission; not any ordinary chemical reaction
Can rocks change from one one kind to another kind any order?
no
What do you have to do to release the energy of a fuel?
You have to produce some kind of reaction to make the fuel change state. This could be a nuclear reaction, or in the case of combustible fossil fuels it is a chemical reaction with oxygen
What is a series of processes that slowly change rocks from one kind to another?
Rock cycle
What kind of reaction can change an element into another?
Fusion or fission.
What kind of decay can change one element to another kind of element?
That would be radioactive decay.
What reaction has occurred when one element replaces another in a compound?
This kind of reaction is usually called a "single displacement" or :single replacement" reaction.
Can gold be changed into another element?
An element can only change if the number of protons in its nucleus changes. It is possible to make one kind of element into another, but all these processes can be accomplished only by nuclear means. Gold can be changed into another element in a physics lab, but only with the use of a nuclear reactor or an accelerator of some kind. Any element can be changed into another element, but only by nuclear means.
If a compound x reacts with another compound y to form a compound z what kind of change would this reaction represnt?
The reaction would be a combination reaction. This type of reaction is also sometimes referred to at a synthesis reaction.
Fission and fusion is an example of what kind of energy?
One type of atom (element or isotope) is converted to another. This is called nuclear reaction.
What kind of reaction occurs when one element replaces another in a compound?
This is called a replacement reaction. When one element replaces another in a compound, it is called single replacement or single displacement. An example isZn + 2HCl ---> ZnCl2 + H2 where the zinc replaces the hydrogen in the acid to form zinc chloride.
What kind of change must occur for an element to be removed from its compound?
a chemical change
What kind of enthalpy change favors a spontaneous reaction?
An exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of heat. It favors a negative enthalpy change.
What is a kind of chemical reaction that doesn't have to do with heat?
Change of color.
Every what has its own kind of atom?
Every element has its own kind of atom, identifiable from atoms of another element by its number of protons.
What kind of change happens when hydrogen gas and oxygen gas react burn and form water?
This reaction is a chemical change.
