Why Does Neutron Capture Work

question 59

Multiple Choice

Why does neutron capture work?

• A)Neutrons have no repulsive barrier to overcome in combining with positively charged nuclei.
• B)Neutrinos, because of their low mass and high speed, easily penetrate nuclei.
• C)Single protons have little repulsion to heavy nuclei and easily fuse with them.
• D)Photodisintegration makes many alpha particles, available for capture by nuclei.
• E)Neutronization captures all the protons and electrons.

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