transmutation, conversion of one chemical element into another. A transmutation entails a change in the structure of atomic nuclei and hence may be induced by a nuclear reaction (q.v.), such as neutron …

Alchemists believed that lead could be “perfected” into gold, that diseases could be cured, and that life could be prolonged through transmutation, or a change of some essential element into a superior form.

A transmutation can be achieved either by nuclear reactions (in which an outside particle reacts with a nucleus) or by radioactive decay, where no outside cause is needed.

Transmutations occur naturally through radioactive decay, or artificially by bombarding the nucleus of a substance with subatomic particles.

Nuclear transmutation is the conversion of one chemical element into another. These particles are likely to have undergone several transmutations in their short lives.

Furthermore, recall that all elements that have atomic numbers that are greater than 92 are synthesized through a second nuclear reaction, transmutation, in which a new radioisotope is generated by …

Transmutation is the act of changing a substance, tangible or intangible, from one form or state into another. To the alchemists of old, this meant the conversion of one physical substance into another, …

The first manmade nucleus was produced in Ernest Rutherford’s laboratory in 1919 by a transmutation reaction, the bombardment of one type of nuclei with other nuclei or with neutrons.

transmutation (of/from something) (to/into something) an act of changing, or of being changed, into something different. The alchemist's aim was the transmutation of base metals into gold. Definition of …

In Chemistry, transmutation refers to the conversion of one chemical element into another. This process involves a change in the atom's nucleus, specifically altering the number of protons.