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A change in the number of protons or neutrons occurs in which type of reaction?


A: electrochemical reaction


B: thermochemical reaction


C: nuclear reaction


D: chemical reaction

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A change in the number of protons or neutrons occurs in
which type of reaction? A change in the number of protons or neutrons occurs in
nuclear reaction. The answer is letter C. The rest of the choices do not answer
the question above.

Answer: Option (C) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

When two nuclei and a subatomic particle like proton, neutron or high energy electron collide with each other then it results in the formation of two or more different nuclides.

For example, \(^{6}_{3}Li + ^{2}_{1}H \rightarrow 2^{4}_{2}He\)

Whereas in an electrochemical, thermochemical and chemical reaction there occurs change in number of electrons and not in number of protons or neutrons.

Thus, we can conclude that a change in the number of protons or neutrons occurs in nuclear reaction type of reaction.