In order for a nuclear reaction to be balanced, there are quantities that must be conserved. The quantities are the atomic numbers and mass numbers of the particles involved in the reaction.
In a nuclear equation, the total number of protons and neutrons is conserved. This means that the sum of the mass numbers and the sum of the atomic numbers must be the same on both sides of the equation before and after the reaction.
Energy and electrical charge are two quantities that are always conserved in nuclear decay equation.
Yes. Basically, energy is ALWAYS conserved. The popular saying, that in a nuclear reaction mass is converted to energy, is plainly wrong, since both mass and energy are conserved. Read about "mass deficit", for example in the Wikipedia, for more details.
In a nuclear reaction, mass and energy must be conserved. Nuclear reactions involve the conversion of mass into energy, following Einstein's famous equation E=mc^2, which states that mass and energy are equivalent.
While overall ENERGY has to be conserved, MASS does not. In a nuclear reaction mass can be converted into energy so the mass of the products may be less than the mass of the reactants. The difference in mass is converted into energy as Einstein's equation describes (E=MC squared). In a chemical reaction MASS has to be conserved.
False. Both mass and energy are conserved.
Sort of. That's a common explanation for what happens in a nuclear reaction. But technically, both matter and energy are conserved - there is no more or less matter after the reaction, than before the reaction. Therefore, in such cases there is no matter-to-energy conversion. Read the Wikipedia article on "Mass deficit" or "Binding energy" for a more detailed explanation. There's no sort of about it. The meaning of Einstein's equation (E = mc2) is that matter and energy are interconvertible, and this happens all the time. What is conserved is mass-energy. Mass and energy are not conserved separately.
The total amount of mass remains constant in a chemical reaction, according to the law of conservation of mass. This means that the total mass of the reactants will equal the total mass of the products formed in the reaction. Mass cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction, only rearranged.
False. Both mass and energy are conserved during nuclear reactions, according to the principle of mass-energy equivalence stated by Einstein's famous equation, E=mc^2. This means that any changes in mass that occur during a nuclear reaction are accompanied by equivalent changes in energy and vice versa.
Yes, this is a simple physical change and matter is always conserved in these. In fact, matter is always conserved except in nuclear reactions where the sum of matter and energy is conserved.
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nuclear reaction= Kernreaktion