Robin van Spaandonk > > I > Hi Fred, > [snip] > >The transmutation of 55-Cs-133 into 59-Pr-141 > >for example: > > > >4 D2 + 55-Cs-133 ----> 59-Pr-141 + 4 H2 > > > >Fred > > The difference in mass between 133 and 141 is 8. The difference in > charge between 55 and 59 is 4. Your equation doesn't balance (you > have stripped all the protons out of the D, and left none for the > charge increase). The actual difference between the starting and > ending atoms is exactly 2 He4 atoms, or 2 D2 molecules. You can't > split any of the D atoms, because you need a proton to neutron > ratio of 1:1. > Yep. I knew you would jump on it. I was distracted by other problems.
Just take the numbers from in front of D2 and H2. AFAIK, no one has looked for (or counted) H or H2 after a CF run. Fred > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ > > Competition provides the motivation, > Cooperation provides the means.
