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Chemical Issues about Atomic Structure for the Understanding of Nuclear Fusion Processes

Authors: Orlando Elguera Ysnaga
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Abstract

With his famous 1934 experiment, exploring the structure of the atom, Ernest Rutherford showed the Fusion of Deuterium (21H) into Helium (42He). Later on, his student Mark Oliphant discovered Helium-3 (32He) and Tritium (31H). There are critical masses that can trigger nuclear fission effects for chemical elements with Atomic Number (Z ≥ 92). In this case, we can speak of Superheavy Atoms, which can split through interaction with particles/sub-particles produced by Electromagnetic Waves, for example. For chemical elements with Atomic Number Z ≤ 26, there are conditions for Nuclear Fusion with other atomic fragments or isotopes, although considering that magnetic or magnetohydrodynamic confinement is required. The Chemical elements Iron: Fe (Z = 26), Cobalt: Co (Z = 27), and Nickel: Ni (Z = 28) could be called "Frontier elements for Nuclear Fission-Fusion Processes”, which, in theory can both be fissioned and fusioned. Since one chemical element possesses neutrons and protons with the same values that the corresponding to the Magic Numbers (2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, and 126) can be prevented the Spontaneous Nuclear Fission. This could be a condition, in order to stabilize Nuclear Fusion Processes. Due to this condition, at values of Atomic Numbers Z>26 that corresponding to the Magic Numbers values (28, 50, 82 and 126), Nuclear Fusion processes could occur.

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