It is in beta plus decay that we see the positron emitted from the nucleus. (An electron is emitted in beta minus decay.) Within the nucleus of an unstable atom, a proton transforms into a neutron, and a positron is ejected from the nucleus (along with a neutrino). As the nucleus now has one more proton than it did before, its atomic number just went up by one; it is another element.
Transmutation, which is the change of atoms from one element to another.
Because transmutation, the change of one element into another, is only accomplished by some kind of change in the nucleus of an atom. It's a nuclear change, and a nuclear reaction is the only change that will facilitate transmutation.
Beta radiation is caused by the emission of high-energy beta particles (electrons or positrons) from a radioactive nucleus during the process of beta decay. This decay occurs when a neutron in the nucleus is transformed into a proton or vice versa, leading to the emission of a beta particle to help balance the nuclear charge. Beta radiation can penetrate materials and cause damage to living tissues if exposure is excessive.
When the repulsive strong nuclear force overcomes the attractive electrostatic force within an atom's nucleus, this can cause the atom to become unstable and radioactive. The imbalance leads to the emission of particles or energy in order to achieve a more stable configuration. This process is known as radioactive decay.
Nuclear activity refers to processes or reactions involving atomic nuclei, such as nuclear fission or fusion. These reactions release large amounts of energy and are used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons. Additionally, nuclear activity can also include the study of nuclear decay, radiation, and the behavior of subatomic particles within the nucleus.
Transmutation, which is the change of atoms from one element to another.
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.
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Transmutation is a what happens when a cellular change occurs in an atom. This mutation will occur in an atom if it is unstable as a way to stabilize itself.
Because transmutation, the change of one element into another, is only accomplished by some kind of change in the nucleus of an atom. It's a nuclear change, and a nuclear reaction is the only change that will facilitate transmutation.
No.
Beta radiation is caused by the emission of high-energy beta particles (electrons or positrons) from a radioactive nucleus during the process of beta decay. This decay occurs when a neutron in the nucleus is transformed into a proton or vice versa, leading to the emission of a beta particle to help balance the nuclear charge. Beta radiation can penetrate materials and cause damage to living tissues if exposure is excessive.
There has never been a Nuclear War
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Transmutation, which is the change of atoms from one element to another.
Yes nuclear energy can cause very serious health problems, as nuclear reactions give out nuclear radiations which ionise the blood cells and can even cause blood cancer. These nuclear radiations are also called ionising radiations.----JAYRAJ Patel
Nuclear activity