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Is it possible to change one element into another element

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Dear student,

Answer is yes,

its called transmutation.

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Nuclear transmutation is the conversion of one chemical element into another chemical element.

Because any element is defined by its number of protons (and neutrons) in its atoms,

i.e. in the atomic nucleus, nuclear transmutation occurs in any process where the number of protons or neutrons in the nucleus is changed,which changes the element.

Only nuclear reactions, such as fusion, fission,etc, can induce a transmutation.

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