What you are looking for is called nuclear transmutation.Leronira said:As stated in the title. Is it possible?
Not for oxygen, since there is no stable isotope of F with 8 neutrons.Say for example, if I have an Oxygen Atom.
Is there anyway I can add in another proton to this Oxygen atom such that i can change it to some other element?
Gokul43201 said:Not for oxygen, since there is no stable isotope of F with 8 neutrons.
True. I assumed the OP was referring to the most abundant one.sjb-2812 said:Why should that be a problem - there is more than one isotope of oxygen too.
No, the number of protons in an atom is determined by its atomic number and cannot be changed. Oxygen has an atomic number of 8, meaning it always has 8 protons.
Yes, the number of electrons in an atom can change through the process of ionization. This can occur naturally through interactions with other atoms or through artificial means such as exposure to radiation.
Yes, the number of neutrons in an atom can vary through the process of nuclear reactions. For example, oxygen-17 and oxygen-18 are isotopes of oxygen that have different numbers of neutrons.
No, the size of an atom is determined by the distance between its nucleus and its outermost electron shell, which is a fixed value for each element. However, the size of an atom's electron cloud can change depending on its energy state.
Yes, the properties of an atom can be altered through chemical reactions or by changing its isotopes. For example, the properties of oxygen-17 and oxygen-18 may differ from those of the more common oxygen-16 isotope.