The most effective bombarding particle (projectile) in the transmutation of a heavy element is:

alpha particle

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proton

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deuteron

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neutron

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Solution

The correct option is D neutron
Since $α$ -particles, protons and deuterons are positively charged, they repelled by the nucleus and are not good projectiles. Neutrons which do not carry any charge and therefore are the most effective bombarding particle in the transmutation of heavy element .

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