Question

Scott is making a chart to show the difference between chemical reactions and nuclear reactions. Which part of his chart is incorrect? Chemical Reaction Nuclear Reaction Line 1 Happens in the nucleus of atoms Happens between atoms Line 2 Forms new compounds Forms new atoms and radioactive particles Line 3 Involves small amounts of energy Involves large amounts of energy

Answer 1

The incorrect part of the chart is;

Line 1

Chemical
`{}` Reaction
`{}` Nuclear Reaction

Line 1 Happens in the nucleus of atoms
`{}` Happens between atoms

Step-by-step explanation:

The given chart can be presented as follows;

Chemical Reaction
`{}` Nuclear Reaction

1. Happens in the nucleus of atoms
`{}` Happens Between atoms

2. Forms new compounds
`{}` Forms new atoms

3. Involves small amounts of energy
`{}` Involves large amounts of energy

From the above chart, line 1 is incorrect because a chemical reaction happens between the valence electrons of the reacting atoms while a nuclear reaction is the reaction that takes place between the nucleus of two or more atoms or the nucleus of an atom and a subatomic particle to produce one or more than new nuclide of a new atom with a change in the mass of the nucleus being represented by the large amount of energy in the reaction. Therefore, a nuclear reaction takes place in the nucleus of an atom, forms new atoms and involves large amounts of energy

The correct arrangement is presented as follows;

Chemical Reaction
`{}` Nuclear Reaction

1. Happens Between atoms
`{}` Happens in the nucleus of atoms