Is nuclear reactions a form of electromagnetic energy?

Answer 1

No, it is nothing to do with chemical reactions

Answer 2

Nuclear reactions involve changes in the nucleus of an atom, while electromagnetic energy involves the interaction of electric and magnetic fields. While nuclear reactions can produce forms of electromagnetic energy, such as gamma radiation, they are not considered a direct form of electromagnetic energy themselves.

Answer 3

Not necessarily. Beta particles emitted from beta- decay are electrons (ignoring the electron antineutrino that is also present) and, as such, have negative charge. However, beta particles emitted from beta+ decay are positrons or anti-electrons (again, ignoring the electron neutrino that is also present) and, as such, have positive charge.

Answer 4

No. This is a common misunderstanding. Mass can be neither created nor destroyed, and the same goes for energy. The two can only be moved from one frame of reference to another. Einstein's mass-equivalence equation e=mc2 does not say that mass can be converted into energy and vice versa, it says that mass isenergy and vice versa.

So, when nuclear reactions occur, binding energy is released and so is mass. A small amount of mass is "lost" but, in reality, that mass is carried away with the energy.

Answer 5

Although none of them are considered electromagnetic radiation, any acceleration of charge will produce some level of EM radiation. Neutron radiation won't because it carries no charge. Alpha and beta radiation themselves are NOT considered EM radiation themselves but will emit it if they are stopped suddenly like when they run into something and emit some when they are first formed. This can be from low frequency radio waves to gamma rays. This is why substances which emit these forms of radiation are called "radio active".

Answer 6

The reactions, fission and fusion, are not themselves forms of electromagnetic radiation. However the energy they subsequently produce are forms of such radiation. Light, heat, gamma, x rays etc.

Answer 7

No. Beta particles are high energy electrons or positrons emitted in radioactive decay events, they are not "photons", the particle analog of electromagnetic energy.

Answer 8

Nobeta particles are electrons. Photons are electromagnetic waves as gamma or x rays or light

Answer 9

Beta particles are essentially electrons, and as such carry a charge of -1.

Answer 10

they have a charge of -1