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A free neutron actually decays into a proton, and an electron and an antineutrino are ejected in the process. This is beta minus decay, and a free neutron is unstable and will decay by this mechanism. While it is true that a proton and an electron make up a hydrogen-1 atom, the decay of the neutron is slightly different. The reason is that the electron leaves the decay event with a high kinetic energy, and it cannot be "held" by the proton (to create the hydrogen atom). Certainly the proton will "pick up" an electron from somewhere after is slows down a bit following its creation, as it, too, has some kinetic energy. The proton will have to release that kinetic energy through scattering, just like the electron that left the event. Links can be found below to related questions with descriptive answers.
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What is the location of the neutron?
a neutron's location in an atom is in the core, or nucleus, of that atom.Where_is_the_neutrons_location_in_the_atom
When a neutron decays what does it form?
Outside the nucleus, free neutrons are unstable and have a mean lifetime of 885.7±0.8 s (about 15 minutes), decaying by emission of a negative electron and antineutrino to become a proton: : n0 → p+ + e− + νe
Type of nuclear reaction that results in the production of synthetic element?
Synthetic elements are mostly produced by neutron capture. This is different from decay, fission, or fusion, but is more like fusion. In neutron capture, a free neutron is captured by the nucleus of an atom, producing a new isotope. The new isotope is likely to have too many neutrons, because it was a neutron that it captured. With too many neutrons, it wants to undergo decay by converting a neutron into a proton, and emitting a negative beta particle. This does not alter the mass number, but it does increase the number of protons in the atom by one, and so it increases the atomic number by one. For example, an atom of 237Np captures a neutron and becomes 238Np, which decays by negative beta decay to become 238Pu. Some synthetic elements are produced by fusion.
Covalent bonds form between hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule as a result of the?
Ionization of the hydrogen atoms, which draw to it an oxygen atom; one oxygen atom to two hydrogen atoms. Each oxygen atom has two free electrons while each hydrogen atom has one free electron. The hydrogen atoms form a weak polar bond.
Which part of an atom is free to move?
Electrons are the part of an atom that are free to move. They orbit the nucleus in specific energy levels or shells and can be shared or transferred between atoms, allowing for the formation of chemical bonds.
What is the location of the neutron?
a neutron's location in an atom is in the core, or nucleus, of that atom.Where_is_the_neutrons_location_in_the_atom
When a neutron decays what does it form?
Outside the nucleus, free neutrons are unstable and have a mean lifetime of 885.7±0.8 s (about 15 minutes), decaying by emission of a negative electron and antineutrino to become a proton: : n0 → p+ + e− + νe
Type of nuclear reaction that results in the production of synthetic elements?
Synthetic elements are mostly produced by neutron capture. This is different from decay, fission, or fusion, but is more like fusion. In neutron capture, a free neutron is captured by the nucleus of an atom, producing a new isotope. The new isotope is likely to have too many neutrons, because it was a neutron that it captured. With too many neutrons, it wants to undergo decay by converting a neutron into a proton, and emitting a negative beta particle. This does not alter the mass number, but it does increase the number of protons in the atom by one, and so it increases the atomic number by one. For example, an atom of 237Np captures a neutron and becomes 238Np, which decays by negative beta decay to become 238Pu. Some synthetic elements are produced by fusion.
What are the two easily detectable products of the decay of a free neutron?
A free neutron decays into a proton, an electron and an electron neutrino (with a mean lifetime of about 15 minutes). Of these, the proton and electron are readily detectable. Neutrino detection is extraordinarily difficult.
How does the mass number of an atom change when its nucleus absorbs a neutron?
Essentially the 3 basic parts to an atom are a Proton, Neutron and an Electron. Protons have a unit of mass and a positive charge Neutrons have a unit of mass and a neutral charge Electrons have no unit of mass and a negative charge. When a neutron breaks off from another atom it becomes a free radical that is then absorbed by the receiving atom because it would have a spare neutron space because the number of neutrons must be identical to the number of protons otherwise the atom will radioactivity decay. Essentially the mass number changes because the neutron has a mass.
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.
How do nuclear fusion and nuclear fission work?
The absorption of a free moving neutron by the atom's nucleus
Type of nuclear reaction that results in the production of synthetic element?
Synthetic elements are mostly produced by neutron capture. This is different from decay, fission, or fusion, but is more like fusion. In neutron capture, a free neutron is captured by the nucleus of an atom, producing a new isotope. The new isotope is likely to have too many neutrons, because it was a neutron that it captured. With too many neutrons, it wants to undergo decay by converting a neutron into a proton, and emitting a negative beta particle. This does not alter the mass number, but it does increase the number of protons in the atom by one, and so it increases the atomic number by one. For example, an atom of 237Np captures a neutron and becomes 238Np, which decays by negative beta decay to become 238Pu. Some synthetic elements are produced by fusion.
Which neucleus is not within the radius of an atom?
A free proton is the nucleus of hydrogen atom and free alpha particle is the nucleus of helium atom and they may exist out side the atomic radius.
What does 'neutron' mean?
A neutron is a part of the atom that has a Neutral charge so to say. The atom is composed of an electron, proton, and neutron. Electrons have the negative charge, Protons have a positive, and neutron has no charge. Remember it as in "Neutron is neutral" or "neutron is no". A free neutron (outside of an atom that is) has a half-life of less than 15 minutes.
What's a neutron?
A neutron is a subatomic particle; it is one of the building blocks of the atom. It has a mass of about 1.675 x 10-27 kg. It's spin is + 1/2 and that makes it a fermion. Additionally, it has no electric charge. It is unstable when free in nature, and has a half life of about 886 seconds. The neutron could be said to be only "alive" to be part of an atomic nucleus as it ceases to exist after a while if left alone. When it wanders around loose, like after its release following a decay event or a fission event, it may bump into another atomic nucleus and become captured by it. This process is called - no surprise - neutron capture. It is, after all, a nucleon, as is a proton, both of which make up an atomic nucleus. The neutron is made up of two down quarks and an up quark. When a neutron decays, it releases a proton (or, if you prefer, a hydrogen nucleus), an electron, and an antineutrino.
Covalent bonds form between hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule as a result of the?
Ionization of the hydrogen atoms, which draw to it an oxygen atom; one oxygen atom to two hydrogen atoms. Each oxygen atom has two free electrons while each hydrogen atom has one free electron. The hydrogen atoms form a weak polar bond.
