Give an example each for nuclear transmutation reactions of the type (alpha,gamma), (alpha, proton), (proton –gamma), (proton,gamma), (Proton,alpha).
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Sometimes atoms aren’t happy just being themselves; they suddenly change into completely different atoms, without any warning. This mysterious transformation of one type of element into another is the basis of nuclear reactions, which cause one nucleus to change into a different nucleus. Just like chemical reactions cause compounds to turn into other compounds by swapping their electrons, nuclear reactions happen when the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom change.
Some types of nuclear reactions can actually kick protons out of the nucleus, or convert them into neutrons. Since we know what to call an element by looking up its number on a periodic table and then reading off its name, when the atomic number (number of protons) changes, so does the name of the element. This makes nuclear reactions look somewhat like alchemy: an atom of potassium (atomic number 19) can suddenly and unexpectedly transform into an atom calcium (atomic number 20). The only sign that anything has changed is the release of radiation, which we’ll talk more about in a little bit.
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There is a simpk notation for representing a neuclear reaction. The symbol of the...
