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Which type of reaction occurs when the high-energy particle collides with the nucleus of an atom converting the atom to a atom of a different element?
transmutation
When an unstable isotope produces a particle and energy it can change the number of protons in the nucleus. This creates?
nuclei of a different element due to the change in the number of protons. This process is known as nuclear transmutation.
Is transmutation of elements and nuclear transmutation are same?
Transmutation of elements generally refers to changing one element into another by altering the number of protons in the nucleus, while nuclear transmutation specifically refers to inducing such changes through nuclear reactions (such as bombarding a nucleus with particles). In this sense, nuclear transmutation is a type of transmutation of elements.
All nuclear reactions due to nuclear transmutation?
Nuclear reactions may or may not involve nuclear transmutation. We need to split hairs here to arrive at the correct answer, and the answer involves the definition of the word transmutation. We sometimes think of transmutation as the changing of one element to another. Fission and fusion reactions do this, and many kinds of radioactive decay also convert one element into another. But there are some kinds of nuclear reactions that do not change an atom from one element to another, but instead change it from one isotope of a given element into another isotope of that element. There are a number of examples of this, and one is where isotopes of a given element absorb a neutron and become another isotope of that element. A given nucleus incorporates the neutron into its nuclear arrangement and the next heavier isotope of that element is created. If a "strict" definition of transmutation is used where it means a nuclear reaction that changes one element into another, then no, this does not always happen as illustrated above with the example of neutron absorption. If a more general interpretation of the term is used where we say that the nucleus transmutes meaning changes configuration, then yes, nuclear reactions involve nuclear transmutation.
What is transmutation decay?
Transmutation decay is a type of radioactive decay where an unstable atomic nucleus transforms into a different element by changing the number of protons and neutrons it contains. This process typically involves the emission of particles or energy to achieve a more stable configuration.
In which process is an element of matter changed into a completely different element?
It's called transmutation. There are two types of transmutation. Natural transmutation is when an element naturally changes into another element. Artificial transmutation is when an element is forced to change into another element, usually done in a laboratory setting.
Change of one element into another is called what?
transmutation, neutrons
What is the name of change that is undergone by an atom of an element made radioactive by bombardment with high-energy protons.?
The change undergone by an atom of an element made radioactive by bombardment with high-energy protons is called transmutation. This process can result in the creation of a different element or a different isotope of the same element.
The nuclear reaction that changes one element into another element is called a?
transmutation - same as the alchemists called it.
Does transmutation occur in nuclear fission?
Nuclear fission splits an atom of one element into two atoms of two different elements. This is not usually called transmutation. However, fission is accompanied by subsequent steps, which usually include transmutation.
What does it mean for an element to undergo transmutation?
an element becomes a totally different element..
When one element changes into another the process is called and the number of changes?
It is - Transmutation, and Protons -
Which type of reaction occurs when the high-energy particle collides with the nucleus of an atom converting the atom to a atom of a different element?
transmutation
When an unstable isotope produces a particle and energy it can change the number of protons in the nucleus. This creates?
nuclei of a different element due to the change in the number of protons. This process is known as nuclear transmutation.
The process by which the nucleus of an atom changes so that a new element forms is called?
The process by which the nucleus of an atom changes so that a new element forms is called nuclear transmutation or nuclear reactions. This process involves changes in the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, leading to the formation of a new element with different chemical properties.
What does transmutation involve?
Transmutation of elements refers to the conversion of one chemical element into another. This occurs in nuclear reactions or through radioactive decay.
When an atom undergoes radioactive decay does it become a different element?
That depends on the type of decay, alpha and beta decay change the atom into a different element but gamma decay does not.
