Question

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

1) 43/21 Sc-->43/20 Ca + 0/+1 e
2) 14/7 N + 4/2 He --> 17/8 O + 1/1 H
3) 10/4Be-->10/5B+0/-1e
4) 14/6C-->14/7N+0/-1e

Answer 1

Artificial transmutation is the changing or manipulation of a nucleus artificially. The second equation represents a nuclear reaction -example of an artificial transmutation. Elements are transformed into different elements.

Answer 2

Answer is: 2) 14/7 N + 4/2 He --> 17/8 O + 1/1 H.

Transmutation is a process that involves a change in the nucleus of an atom. It can be natural or artificial.

This example is the first artificial nuclear transmutation described by Rutherford in 1919.

Artificial transmutation can be expressed by nuclear reaction:

Target Nuclide + Bombardment Particle → New Nuclide + Ejected Particle.