Nuclear & Radiochemistry
3 terms
Thermonuclear Reaction
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
K
A fusion reaction sustained by the extremely high temperatures of the reacting material itself.
Transmutation
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Dimensionless
The conversion of one element into another through a change in the number of protons in the nucleus.
¹⁴N + ⁴He → ¹⁷O + ¹H
Transuranium Elements
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Dimensionless
The synthetic elements with atomic numbers greater than 92, beyond uranium in the periodic table.
Z > 92