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¿Por qué lass transmutaciones nucleares en las que intervienen neutrones son en general más fáciles de lograr que aquéllas en las que intervienen protones o particulas alfa?
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Step 1: Neutrons have no charge, which allows them to easily penetrate the nucleus of an atom without being repelled by the positive charge of the protons. Show more…
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