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The general term is "nuclear reaction". An atom may emit alpha, beta, or gamma rays; it may split into two or three smaller parts (fission), or two lighter atoms may combine into a heavier one (fusion).
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 13y agoNuclear reactions involve changes in the nucleus of an atom
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∙ 14y agoAny fission reaction will split nuclei.
A specific example would be the fission of U-235 by a neutron, the process which occurs in nuclear power plants.
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∙ 12y agoNuclear, such as fission or fusion reactions involve changes in the nucleus of an atom.
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∙ 11y agoTransmutation
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∙ 6y agoThese are the nuclear reactions.
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An acid-base titration involves?
an acid-base titration reaction involves a neutralization reaction.
A change in which substances change into new substances that is not reversible?
Chemical reaction; this involves the breaking and forming of bonds between atoms which will change the properties of the substance (ex: rusting)
What reaction involves the transfer of electrons?
A REDOX reaction involves transfer of electrons.
A reaction to a change is called a?
A reaction to a change
Is base part of a nuetralization reaction?
Yes, a neutralization reaction always involves an acid and a base.
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.
Does the explosion in a nuclear bomb count as a rapid chemical reaction?
No, a nuclear bomb involves a nuclear chain-reaction.A chemical reaction involves the orbiting electrons in an atom.A nuclear reaction involves the nucleus (hence "Nuclear") of an atom.
How does nuclear reaction differs from ordinary chemical reactions?
It involves the particles of the nucleus (protons and neutrons), not the electrons.
What type of nuclear reaction involves one nucleus breaking into multiple nuclei?
Nuclear fission
Freezing involves a chemical reaction?
No, freezing involves phase change, which is a physical change. There is no chemical reaction, as the basic chemistry is unchanged it is still the same material in a different physical state.
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 involve a chemical chemical change?
Chemical reactions involve a change in the chemical composition of the reacting substances.
What does a transmutation reaction always have to involve?
Transmutation always involves a change in the number of protons in the atom, which changes the atomic number and the element of the atom. It also involves at least some slight change in the mass of the atom (but not necessarily the mass number, which is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons, and not the same as the actual mass).
Why is a transmutation calssified as a nuclear reaction?
because that's what it takes to change one element to another, a change to the nucleus.
Nuclear reactions change the composition of an atom's?
Nuclear reactions change the composition of an atom's nucleus, hence nuclear reaction.
When a nucleus undergoes radioactive decay its new mass number is?
It depends. If the decay contains a particle with mass, then the nucleus' mass number must decrease. If the decay involves the emission of a massless particle (like a gamma photon), then the mass number is unchanged. If the reaction (not technically a decay) involves the nucleus absorbing a particle with mass (like U-235 absorbing a neutron in a fission chain reaction) then it is a transmutation and not a natural decay. The mass number must increase.
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.
