These traits describe either a chemical or a nuclear reaction. Which statements describe a nuclear reaction? Check all that apply.

involves the loss, gain, or sharing of electronsmay involve a change in total massinvolve relatively low energy changesoccur outside the nucleusinvolve very high-energy changesinvolve changes in nuclides when decay occurs

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4 September, 18:49

These traits describe either a chemical or a nuclear reaction. Which statements describe a nuclear reaction? Check all that apply.

involves the loss, gain, or sharing of electronsmay involve a change in total massinvolve relatively low energy changesoccur outside the nucleusinvolve very high-energy changesinvolve changes in nuclides when decay occurs

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may involve a change in total mass involve very high-energy changes involve changes in nuclides when decay occurs

There are two types of radioactive reactions; fission and fusion. Fission involves the splitting of an unstable isotope (with a high mass number) into stable elements (of lower mass number) that differ in characteristics from the parent atoms. Fusion involves the fusion of two light atoms into a heavier atom. Both reactions emit huge quantities of energy in the process.