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Vibhor
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Hi all ,
I have a very simple doubt in the basics of radioactivity .
Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of a heavy atom such as U23592 by bombarding with slow neutrons into two lighter nuclei with a simultaneous release of huge amount of energy .
Now my doubt is that -
Can a nucleus exist independently ? I mean in the nuclear fission process we talk about bombarding neutron on a heavy nucleus . But what about the electrons surrounding the nucleus ? And what about the electrons of the atoms of daughter nuclei?
So is it basically bombardment of neutron on a heavy atom or a heavy nucleus ?
I am asking this because in radioactivity we talk only about the nucleus not the atom . So what about the electrons orbiting the nucleus of atoms involved in the fission process ?
I would appreciate if someone could help me understand this .
Many Thanks .
I have a very simple doubt in the basics of radioactivity .
Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of a heavy atom such as U23592 by bombarding with slow neutrons into two lighter nuclei with a simultaneous release of huge amount of energy .
Now my doubt is that -
Can a nucleus exist independently ? I mean in the nuclear fission process we talk about bombarding neutron on a heavy nucleus . But what about the electrons surrounding the nucleus ? And what about the electrons of the atoms of daughter nuclei?
So is it basically bombardment of neutron on a heavy atom or a heavy nucleus ?
I am asking this because in radioactivity we talk only about the nucleus not the atom . So what about the electrons orbiting the nucleus of atoms involved in the fission process ?
I would appreciate if someone could help me understand this .
Many Thanks .