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Why are the nuclear configurations of the actinides more important than their electron configurations?
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The nuclear structure is more important because the nuclei of actinides are unstable and spontaneously break apart
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What is a solar neutrinos?
Solar neutrinos are electron neutrinos that are in the sun. The sun is what produces nuclear fusion.
Are laptons electrons?
I presume you mean lepton instead of lapton ;) In which case leptons are not electrons, but electrons are leptons. Leptons are a group of matter particles which do not feel the strong nuclear force and are believed to be elementary (i.e. they do not consist of smaller particles). They are: -Electron -Muon -Tau(on) -Electron neutrino -Muon neutrino -Tau neutrino and their associated anti particles (such as the anti-electron, commonly known as the positron).
Breaking down of a neutron into a proton and an electron?
When a neutron breaks down into a proton and electron it is called decay. In this specific case it is Beta - (minus) decay since it is producing an electron (it also produces an electron antineutrino). If the result were a positron instead of an electron it would be called Beta + decay. Since a new proton has been made the element is also changed into the next highest element on the periodic table. So for instance, Carbon 14 will beta- decay into Nitrogen 14. Both types of Beta decay are mediated or assisted by the weak nuclear force with the W- and W+ bosons.
Why do protons and electrons combine to form neutrons in a neutron star if protons are made of two up quarks and a down quark electrons aren't made of quarks and neutrons are made of two down quarks a?
Actually 'an' up quark.The weak nuclear force permits an interaction between an up quark and an electron that converts the up quark to a down quark and the electron ceases to exist, also an interaction between a down quark and a positron that converts the down quark to an up quark and the positron ceases to exist. There are also weak nuclear force interactions that change quark types by emitting electrons or positrons. Both the absorption and emission interactions described above are referred to as Beta Decay Processes. All Beta Decay Processes also involve emission of an electron neutrino or an electron antineutrino (the lightest known particle having a nonzero mass and a particle that has almost no interaction at all with other matter).
Where do the electrons come from in proton proton chain reaction if hydrogen has only a proton in its atom?
when the 2 Hydrogen nuclei fuse, one of the protons is changed to a neutron via beta + decay, this produces an atom of Deuterium, a positron (beta + particle) and a neutrino. This positron will only travel a short distance before contacting an electron and annihilating each other to convert their masses and kinetic energies into the energy of the photons. The electron is most probably a free electron, as the high temperatures involved in Nuclear fusion would have provided enough energy to ionise electrons from their parent atom.
Why are the nuclear structures of the actinides more important than the electron configuration's of the actinides?
Because the nuclei of actinides are unstable and spontaneously break apart, all actinides are radioactive.
What are the two actinides that are used as nuclear fuel?
Both uranium and plutonium are actinides that are used as nuclear fuel.
What is the most important characteristic of a nuclear reaction?
Nuclear reactions involve the reaction of nuclei and does not involve transfer of electron as in regular chemical reactions.
Does nuclear fission require a full electron shell?
No. Nuclear fission is a process that involves the nucleus, not electron shells.
Plutonium is what type of element?
Plutonium is an artificial chemical element, radioactive, unstable, toxic, solid, metal, member of the actinides group, Olivette very important for nuclear weapons and nuclear fuels, etc.
What is the smallest particle found in the electron?
Electron is an elemenatry and fundamental nuclear particle; electron has not any components.
What is nuclear and electron spin interactions?
nuclear and electrons is Niels Bohr discovery
In going down a group in the periodic table what effect does electron shielding generally have on the effective nuclear charge acting on the outermost electron in an atom?
Electron shielding decreases the effective nuclear charge.
When was nuclear stability discovered?
Nuclear Stability was discovered in 1943 rght after the electron(1942)
Structure that surrounds the nucleus?
The nuclear membrane.
What are the contents in nuclear reactor?
nuclear fuel (thorium, uranium, etc.), electron absorbing rod (krypton, boron, etc.), projectile (which give high speed to electron/proton),
What units of measure are used to measure nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is measured in mega electron volts.
