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Name the differences between nuclear and chemical reactions
What is: 1) A nuclear reaction changes an atom’s nucleus. A chemical reaction only changes the distribution of electrons.
2) Different isotopes of an elements have essentially the
same behavior in chemical reactions.
3)The rate of a nuclear reaction is unaffected by temperature, pressure, or catalysts.
4)A nuclear reaction of an atom is essentially the same,
regardless of whether the atom is uncombined or in a
chemical compound
5) The energy change accompanying a nuclear reaction is far greater than that accompanying a chemical reaction.