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What are everyday uses for californium?
Californium is one of the few transuranium elements that have practical applications. Most of these applications exploit the property of certain isotopes of californium to emit neutrons. For example, californium can be used to help start-up nuclear reactors, and is employed as a source of neutrons when studying materials with neutron diffraction and neutron spectroscopy
Has a zero or neutral charge and found in the nucleus of an atom?
A neutron has a zero or neutral charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom.
How does a neutron have same number of protons and electrons?
a neutron is neutral. it doesn't have the same number of protons and electrons, but an atom that is neutral does. A neutron has the same mass as a proton but it doesn't have a chrge. Protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.
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.
What happens when an atom gains or loses a neutron?
If this were to happen, which for most nuclei would be unbelievably unlikely, it would form a different isotope of the same element. I can't offhand think of any way a nucleus could gain or lose a neutron without something else happening at the same time. A neutron can change into a proton by emitting an electron (and an electron antineutrino), or a proton can absorb an electron and change into a neutron, but in both of these cases there's more going on than just the neutron number of the nucleus changing.
How strong are neutron stars?
Strong is not a term used for a neutron star. If you mean density, then see related question.
What does initiation of nuclear weapons mean?
starting the fission neutron chain reaction using some kind of pulsed neutron source.
What does it mean when a neutron has a neutral charge?
it has no chrage 0 (electrical)
What is the charge of a netron?
assuming you mean a "neutron" - it has no electrical charge.
Is a neutron a partial within an atom?
I do not know what you mean by "partial", but a neutron is a subatomic particle and neutrons can go into the make up of atomic nuclei.
Is it true that in an indivisual neutron atom the number of protons always equals the number of electrons?
There is no 'neutron atom'. If you mean 'neutral' atom, then the answer is yes.
What are the 3 atoms?
I think you mean subatoms, they are the neutron, proton & electron
Is a proton more massive than a neutron?
Yes... if you mean is it bigger
Where is the neuton located in the atom?
It is located in the inside of the atom, if what you mean is neutron.
What is the opposite of a neutron?
The opposite of a neutron is the antineutron.
What does deuteron mean?
A deureron is the nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of a neutron and a proton.
Three particles of atoms?
You mean subatomic particles. They are proton, neutron and electron.
