Nuclear reactions, such as fusion and fission, convert
A. large amounts of matter into negligible amounts of energy.

B. large amounts of energy into very small particles of matter.

C. very small amounts of energy into significant particles of matter.

D. very small amounts of matter into significant amounts of energy.

D.

Explanation:

In nuclear reaction very small amount of matter is converted into significant amount of energy.

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answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.