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How can you tell something is a nuclear reaction rather than just a chemical reaction? pls help!

A- energy has been lost as a result of the interaction

B- energy has been gained as a result of the interaction

C- the products are different than the reactants

D- there are different elements as products

E- none of the above


please help!

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Answer is: D- there are different elements as products.
In balanced chemical reaction, there are same elements and number of elements on both sides of the reaction.
In nuclear reaction there are different elements and number of elements on the nuclear reaction.
For example nuclear reactions are alpha and beta decay, where new elements have different atomic and mass number.
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