Question

Explain the transmutation process??

Answer 1

Transmutation is a process in which nucleus changes in the number of protons to produce an atom with a different atomic number. The process of transmutation can be represented in terms of chemical reaction as it is also a conversion of one element into another.

Answer 2

$\bold\red{\underline{\underline{Artificial\:Tramsmutation:-}}}$

→Transmutation is defined as the conversion of one element into another or one type of atom into another. When this conversion is achieved by artificial means, it is termed as artificial transmutation.

$\bold\red{\underline{\underline{History\:Of\:Artificial\:Transmutation:-}}}$

• The conversion of elements into one another has been the dream of the human race for many centuries.

• In the middle ages, it was popular under the name of $\bold\pink{"Alchemy"}$.

• Alchemists were unsuccessful in this attempt as they were having very little knowledge about the structure of atom.

$\bold{\underline{\underline{Rutherford's\:1st\:Indication:-}}}$

• The first indication that a stable nucleus could be disrupted was given by Rutherford in 1919. He observed that when nitrogen was bombarded with high speed α-particles from 214Po, protons were emitted. Thus, nitrogen was changed into an isotope of oxygen.

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