Nuclear fission, the splitting of an atom's nucleus, will break an atom down into two or more different atoms and various forms of radiation.
Fission usually occurs when an element is bombarded by neutrons. These particles smash into the nucleus and break it apart.
For example, fission of uranium-235 in nuclear reactors is used to release energy:
235U + n0 --> 236U -->144Ba + 89Kr + 3n0 + 177MeV
The additional neutrons released result in a chain reaction with 3 more uranium atoms reacting.
An opposite process is fusion, where two or more elements combine and release energy. This is what happens in the sun.
No. An element is an element. It makes up other things, but cannot be broken down.
compounds CAN be decomposed elements CANTThe answer would be Mercury because it is an element and can't be broken down by chemical means. but methane, ethanol and ammonia can be broken down by physical means because they are compounds.
An element is the only substance that cannot be broken down.
This is called an element.
An element cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by chemical means.
Anything that can not be broken down farther than it already is, is considered an element.
it is a compound, an element is a substance which can not be broken down into anything else through chemical processes
Neon is an element itself. It is not made of anything, and cannot be broken down into ingredients.
Sodium is a pure substance because it is an element and can not be broken down into anything else
Sodium is a pure substance because it is an element and can not be broken down into anything else
No. An element is an element. It makes up other things, but cannot be broken down.
An element cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances. Elements are the simplest form of matter and are made up of a specific type of atom. Elements can only be transformed through nuclear reactions, such as radioactive decay or nuclear fusion.
yes it can
A substance that cannot be broken down is a pure substance
No. Cesium is an element and so cannot be broken down chemically.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down is an Element.
You can't. An element is the simplest form that anything can be broken down into.