Artificial Transmutation Mr. ShieldsRegents Chemistry U02 L04

Induced (or artificial) Transformation … The process of striking nuclei with high energy particles in order to create (I.e change them into) new elements AN ALCHEMISTS DREAM ! Converting Lead into Gold

Early History 42He + 147N  178O + 11p 1919 Rutherford performs the first induced transformation in a laboratory in a laboratory Slams an alpha particle into a nitrogen nucleus and creates oxygen! Remember this reaction? It’s how Rutherford discovered the Proton +

Early History This New Zealand stamp recognizes the world's first successful alchemist who converted nitrogen atoms into oxygen atoms.

Induced vs. Natural -INDUCED TRANSMUTATION is not the same as Natural Radioactivity (or NATURAL TRANSMUTATION) Radioactivity (or NATURAL TRANSMUTATION) -In Natural Transmutation a nucleus spontaneously decays into another nucleus by emitting one of several particles into another nucleus by emitting one of several particles - INDUCED TRANSMUTATIONS require one particle to be slammed into another to induce the change slammed into another to induce the change

Atom Smashers - Induced transformations reactions require hi velocity particles to overcome the repulsion of the charged particle particles to overcome the repulsion of the charged particle or nucleus or nucleus - These Transmutations were originally achieved in LINEAR Accelerators like the one at Stanford (SLAC) Accelerators like the one at Stanford (SLAC) The first type of Accelerator built Lower range of collision energies achieved P+Nuc+ 2 miles long

Atom Smashers CIRCULAR Accelerators like the one at FERMI Lab are typically used in ATOM Smashing - Used to explore what is inside neutrons and protons - Energies greatly exceed Linear accelerators - High energy electrostatic & magnetic fields accelerate CHARGED particles which then slams into the target CHARGED particles which then slams into the target - Particles typically approach the speed of light - Particles typically approach the speed of light

Fermilab in Illinois stretches almost 10 square miles. The Tevatron is the world’s highest energy atom smasher Fermi Lab Booster ring Worlds largest Hi energy particle Collider (built in 1983) Can produce Particle Energies Of 2 trillion EV 4 miles in circumference

Transuranium elements Since Rutherford, Scientists have made hundreds of new isotopes AND new elements - All elements above atomic no. 92 are called TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS - All transuranium elements are MAN MADE in atom smashers using induced transmutation smashers using induced transmutation : First element above atomic no. 92 are made U n ——> U + gamma ray beta U ——> Np (2.36 days) U n ——> U + gamma ray beta U ——> Np (2.36 days)

Transuranium elements : Elements through atomic no. 98 (Cf; Californium) Cm He ——> Cf (45 min) n : Elements through atomic no. 102 (No: Nobelium) Cm C ——> No (3.3 sec) n : Highest atomic number synthesized to date is Atomic Number 118 (As yet unnamed)

Problems: Write the nuclear equation for the bombardment of Calcium – 40 with a positron, forcing the emission of an alpha particle as one of the products. Write the nuclear equation for the bombardment of Calcium – 40 with a positron, forcing the emission of an alpha particle as one of the products. 40 Ca + 0 e  36 K + 4 He So we can use nuclear eqs. To determine what radio- Isotope should be created if we know the other Particles. Try this …