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Why are neutrons frequently used as projectiles in transmutation reactions?
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∙ 9y ago
Neutrons are the essential carriers of the chain reaction. They can penetrate a nucleus like that of U-235, being uncharged, and cause it to split apart. This releases more neutrons enabling a chain reaction.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoNeutrons being uncharged can enter the nucleus much more easily than charged particles could
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∙ 8y agoThey have no electrical charge and so are not repelled by the positively charged nucleus.
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∙ 8y agoNeutrons are neutral particles.
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Can transmutation reactions occur when the neutrons of various elements are bombarded by alpha particles?
yes
What particles are involved in nuclear reactions but not in chemical reactions?
Neutrons
Are neutrons important in chemical reaction?
No, absolutely not. There are much smaller particles, first Electrons (which are part of reactions), Then Quarks that neutrons and protons are made of (and are part of reactions), and much, much smaller particles after that also are involved in chemical reactions.
Which particles that make up an atom are involved in nuclear reactions?
Protons, electrons, and neutrons are the subatomic particles that are involved in nuclear reactions.
A nuclear fission process in which neutrons produced by fission trigger more fissions?
nuclear chain reactionNote: there are also chemical chain reactions (e.g. polymerization), of course they involve no neutrons
Can transmutation reactions occur when the neutrons of various elements are bombarded by alpha particles?
yes
When one element changes into another the process is called and the number of changes?
It is - Transmutation, and Protons -
Change of one element into another is called what?
transmutation, neutrons
How are elements artificially transmuted?
Scientists can bombard atomic nuclei with high-energy particles such as protons, neutrons, or alpha particles. Scientists synthesize a transuranium element by the artificial transmutation of a lighter element. ... It involves nuclear change, not chemical change. NOTE nuclear decay is a transmutation that happens naturally
What particles are involved in nuclear reactions but not in chemical reactions?
Neutrons
How did ernest rutherford work relate to the atomic bomb?
he studied radioactivity and the transmutation of elements by bombardment with neutrons.
Why don't we care about neutrons in chemistry?
Neutrons are not involved in chemical reactions.
How can radioactive decay change one element into another?
When one element goes through radio active decay, it looses some alpha , beta particles and also neutrons so considering those things we should reduce number of alpha , beta and also neutrons lost by the element. from that we have to decide the element which occur after radio active decay.
Fission reactions are charachterized by the release of?
neutrons
Are neutrons important in chemical reaction?
No, absolutely not. There are much smaller particles, first Electrons (which are part of reactions), Then Quarks that neutrons and protons are made of (and are part of reactions), and much, much smaller particles after that also are involved in chemical reactions.
Which particles that make up an atom are involved in nuclear reactions?
Protons, electrons, and neutrons are the subatomic particles that are involved in nuclear reactions.
How a controlled nuclear reactions can be conducted?
we will start with this statement cadmium rods have the property to absorb nutrons now we know that for nuclear reactions it is necessary for the neutrons to strike the nucleus of the atom and thus with the help of cadmium rods we can control the number of neutrons striking the nucleus and we can control our nuclear reactions
