Question

How did Rutherford showed the first successful nuclear transmutation eaction?

a.
He bombarded nitrogen nuclei with neutrons to produce oxygen nuclei.

b.
. He bombarded nitrogen nuclei with protons to produce oxygen nuclei.

c.
He bombarded alpha particles of nitrogen to oxygen nuclei to produce radium nuclei.

d.
He bombarded alpha particles of radium to nitrogen nuclei to produce oxygen nuclei.

Answer 1

the correct ans is a.....

Answer 2

Rutherford showed the first successful nuclear transmutation reaction by Option (D)  He bombarded alpha particles of radium to nitrogen nuclei to produce oxygen nuclei

Explanation:

• Rutherford suggested that radioactivity comprises a nuclear transmutation reaction.
• Nuclear transmutation is the modification of one nuclide into another nuclide.
• It takes place by the radioactive decay of a nucleus or the reaction of a nucleus with the other particle.
• Rutherford bombarded the nitrogen atoms with high-speed α particles from a radioactive isotope of radium and detected protons resulting from the reaction.

                    ${}_7^{14}N\;+\;{}_2^4He\;\longrightarrow\;{}_8^{17}O\;+\;{}_1^1H$