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How is a particle accelerator used to synthesize new elements?
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they move atomic nuclei faster and faster until they have reached very high speeds
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Does a particle need to have an electrical charge to be used in a particle accelerator?
Yes, a particle used in a particle accelerator must have a charge to be useful in the device. Particle accelerators we use in high energy physics to investigate things all work by applying a moving or shifting magnetic field to accelerate charged particles. We speed these particles up by repeatedly "hitting" them with a magnetic field. Uncharged particles will not respond to this, and canot be used in the devices.
How are particle accelerators used to synthesize elements?
What essentially happens is two nuclei of two different (or the same) elements are smashed together; sometimes (although rarely) parts of the nuclei will stick together instead of getting obliterated or shot out. It is through this process that particle accelerators are used to create elements; however, it is worth noting that these elements are unstable due to the nucleus's atomic radius being to large; it will be greater than the range of the residual strong force.
What does the world's largest particle accelerator hope to accomplish?
The world's largest particle accelerator is used to accelerate particles to extremely high energies at which they can undergo collisions which, it is hoped, will produce previously unseen kinds of results which will shed light on currently mysterious or unanswered questions about particle physics, thereby increasing human knowledge and our understanding of the way the universe works on a very deep, fundamental level.
How large is the Large Hadron Collider?
The LHC is a total of 27 kilometres (17 miles) long, running along the French - Swiss border. It is 3.8 metres wide.
What subatomic particle is used in a bond?
electrons
Explain How particle accelerator's are used to synthesize elements with atomic numbers above 95?
IDK whats comin next... So sorry I don't know
Is a particle accelerator used to provide charged particles with sufficient kinetic energy to penetrate a nucleus?
yes it is a particle accelerator ;D
What is a particle accelerator and how is it used?
A particle accelerator is a device that accelerates sub-atomic particles to create a nuclear reaction. It is also called an Atom Smasher
A particle accelerator can increase the kinetic energy of?
Particle accelerators are used to initiate collisions which have enough energy to overcome nuclear forces. They can be used to understand the workings of a star or to build entirely new [short lived] elements. The answer is D. All of the above.
What is used to produce new synthetic elements by bombarding atomic nuclei with high speed protons or neutrons?
Some form of "atomic particle accelerator" is the most effective for this purpose.
What machine is used to make subatomic particles move faster?
a particle accelerator
Does a particle accelerator used to accelerate particles at high speeds until the particles fuse together and create a new element?
A particle accelerator used to accelerate particles at high speeds will not fuse together and create a new element. The particle accelerator uses electromagnetic fields to move charged particles and contain them in well defined beams.
What is the name of machine used for making subatomic particles move faster?
Particle accelerator
What is bhorium used for?
Nothing. It is a synthetic element (man-made in a particle accelerator) that doesn't exist for very long (just a few minutes) before it undergoes nuclear decay into lighter elements.
Does a particle need to have an electrical charge to be used in a particle accelerator?
Yes, a particle used in a particle accelerator must have a charge to be useful in the device. Particle accelerators we use in high energy physics to investigate things all work by applying a moving or shifting magnetic field to accelerate charged particles. We speed these particles up by repeatedly "hitting" them with a magnetic field. Uncharged particles will not respond to this, and canot be used in the devices.
How are particle accelerators used to synthesize elements?
What essentially happens is two nuclei of two different (or the same) elements are smashed together; sometimes (although rarely) parts of the nuclei will stick together instead of getting obliterated or shot out. It is through this process that particle accelerators are used to create elements; however, it is worth noting that these elements are unstable due to the nucleus's atomic radius being to large; it will be greater than the range of the residual strong force.
How do you turn brass into gold?
You cannot. Brass is a mixture of the elements copper and zinc. Gold is a separate element in and of itself. While it is technically possible to transmute elements with a particle accelerator, this is not a technology that most people can get. Even then the process is prohibitively expensive, far greater than the value of any gold you get out of it, and requires and advanced knowledge of nuclear physics. Brass itself could not be used because it is a mixture of two different elements. When new atoms are made in a particle accelerator they have to be of a particular element and isotope selected for the purpose of the experiment.
