Question

During which type of change can an atom of carbon become an atom of nitrogen?

Answer 1

Carbon is element #6, and Nitrogen is element #7.

In order for a Carbon atom to become a Nitrogen atom, an additional proton has to be absorbed into its nucleus.

The only place that can possibly happen is in the hellish heat and pressure deep in the core of a star with at least 30% more mass than the sun. It's never gonna happen in your kitchen or on the workbench in your basement.

Answer 2

Answer: Option (D) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A nuclear reaction is a reaction in which nucleus of an atom either combines with nucleus of another atom or splits into different nuclei.

For example,
`^(13)_(6)C + ^(1)_(0)n \rightarrow ^(14)_(7)N + ^(0)_(-1)e`

Here, nuclei of carbon on bombardment with a neutrons splits into nuclei of nitrogen and along with that it emits a bets particle (
`^(0)_(-1)e`).

Whereas a physical change is a change in which there occurs no change in chemical composition of a substance. For example, mass, density, boiling point etc.

On the other hand, chemical change is the change that brings change in chemical composition of a substance. Electrons are involved in a chemical change.

A phase is defined as a physical form of a matter. For example, liquid, solid, gas are all phases of matter.

Thus, we can conclude that during nuclear change an atom of carbon become an atom of nitrogen.