Artificial vs. Natural Transmutations

1)     Which equation is an example of artificial transmutation?

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1)    Bombarding a nucleus with high-energy particles that change it from one element into another is called

• 1. a half-reaction                  

•      2. a breeder reaction              

• 3. artificial transmutation      

• 4. natural transmutation

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Which equation represents a nuclear reaction that is an example of artificial transmutation?

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Which equation is an example of artificial transmutation?

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6) Which type of reaction is represented

• 1. natural transmutation                 

•      2. artificial transmutation        

• 3. fission      

• 4. fusion

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Which reaction is an example of a spontaneous transmutation?

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Which nuclear emanation has the greatest mass?

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• positron

• neutron

What is particle X?

• A) an alpha particle

• B) a beta particle

• C) a proton

• D) a positron

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The particle represented by X is

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1)    In a nuclear fusion reaction, the mass of the products is

• 1. less than the mass of the reactants because some of the mass has been converted to energy

• 2. less than the mass of the reactants because some of the energy has been converted to mass

• 3. more than the mass of the reactants because some of the mass has been converted to energy

• 4. more than the mass of the reactants because some of the energy has been converted to mass

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