GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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YES!
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NO!
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Protons carry a positive electrical charge and they alone determine the charge of the nucleus. Adding or removing protons from the nucleus changes the charge of the nucleus and changes that atom’s atomic number. So, adding or removing protons from the nucleus changes what element that atom is!
Detailed explanation-2: -The number of protons is very important in the atom as it gives the atom its identity. An atom with only 1 proton will be identified as a hydrogen atom; an atom with 6 protons will be identified as a carbon atom and so on. The number of protons in an atom determines its elemental identity.
Detailed explanation-3: -If two atoms have different numbers of protons, they are different elements.
Detailed explanation-4: -Transmutation or nuclear transmutation is a process that involves a change in the nucleus of an atom. When the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom changes, the identity of that atom changes as it is turned into another element or isotope. This transmutation process can be either natural or artificial.