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Why are the atoms of heavier elements not much larger than those of lighter elements?
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∙ 10y ago
The space is not relavent to the measurement, the density would be relavent to space/weight. A smaler atom can be more densethan larger atom but never heavier.
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What does the nuclei of heavy atoms have that light atoms do not have?
The nuclei of heavier atoms simply have more neutrons and protons than do lighter atoms.
Why boiling point of zero group increases down the group?
As you go down any group in the periodic table of elements, you are moving in the direction of heavier elements. And heavier elements within a group are going to boil at higher temperatures than lighter elements, because heavier atoms have more inertia, and require more energy in order to give them the amount of random thermal motion needed to form the gas phase.
What atoms are heavier than iron?
There are many elements that are heavier than iron, including lead, gold, platinum, osmium, uranium, etc. Look at the periodic table of the elements.
Materials of low mass are fused together to form a substance of higher mass during what?
Combining lighter atoms to produce heavier atoms is called fusion.
Why are some atoms are heavier than others?
some atoms are heavier than others as they have higher relative Atomic Mass, by which is equals to proton number + number of neutrons in an atom, according to the Periodic Table of the elements
Would the latest elements to be discovered have heavier atoms or lighter atoms than the other elements?
because some atoms are bigger than others
What are two atoms that are heavier than carbon?
Elements with atomic numbers 1-5 are lighter than carbon.
What does the nuclei of heavy atoms have that light atoms do not have?
The nuclei of heavier atoms simply have more neutrons and protons than do lighter atoms.
Through which kind of nuclear reaction does the sun produce energy?
Nuclear fusion. Lighter elements such as hydrogen atoms get fused to produce heavier elements such as helium. While doing so enormous heat is produced.
What Make up 50 percent of the atomic mass of the nucleus?
Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.Well, this is not exact, but smaller atoms have about the same number (and mass) of neutrons and of protons. Heavier atoms have a larger percentage of their mass in neutrons.
What process do stars use to produce light?
Stars emit light through a process called "nuclear fusion", sometimes called "thermonuclear fusion". This should not be confused with "nuclear fission", the process used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity. In nuclear fission, the radioactive substance decays to a substance of lower atomic number (through bombardment of its nucleas), releasing considerable heat in the process. In nuclear fusion, the nuclei combine to form a substance of higher atomic number, again releasing considerable heat in the process.
Did gravity pulled the atoms together to form heavier elements?
No. Heavier elements were created by nuclear reactions in previous generations of stars.
Why stars give light?
Nuclear processes where lighter atoms merge into heavier ones.
What is it called when two atoms smash together?
nuclear fission (if the atomic nuclei are broken into smaller lighter elements) nuclear fusion (if the nuclei fuse to form a heavier element)
Can atoms change back from one another?
In a nuclear decay sequence it is possible for heavier atoms to decay to a lighter element.
Why boiling point of zero group increases down the group?
As you go down any group in the periodic table of elements, you are moving in the direction of heavier elements. And heavier elements within a group are going to boil at higher temperatures than lighter elements, because heavier atoms have more inertia, and require more energy in order to give them the amount of random thermal motion needed to form the gas phase.
Compare nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion is the process of squeezing two lighter atoms together to make heavier atoms; nuclear fission is the process of splitting heavier atoms into lighter ones. In both processes, some of the mass of the original atoms are converted into energy; fusion tends to convert more mass into energy than fission does, so fusion tends to create more energy. Heavier atoms needed for a fission chain reaction tend to be unstable and radioactive, and thus the fission process tends to produce more radioactivity.
