Anonymous
8/23/2025, 1:08:25 PM
No.23159201
8/23/2025, 1:08:25 PM
No.23159201
>>23159193
Here’s why your proposed mechanism doesn’t hold up more to the point:
>Atomic Decay and Magnetic Fields:
Radioactive decay (e.g., alpha, beta, or gamma emission) is a nuclear process, not a gradual weakening of an atom’s magnetic field. The nucleus remains stable until it decays suddenly, transforming into a different element or isotope. The atom’s weak magnetic field, arising from electron and nuclear spins, doesn’t control electron orbits or atomic size. Instead, the electrostatic attraction between the nucleus and electrons does. Decay doesn’t cause a progressive weakening of this field to expand orbits.
>Electron Orbits and Atomic Size:
Atomic size is determined by the electron cloud, governed by the nuclear charge (number of protons, Z) and quantum mechanics. In radioactive decay, the atom doesn’t gradually grow. For example, in alpha decay, the daughter atom has fewer protons, potentially increasing its size slightly due to reduced nuclear pull, but this is a discrete change, not a continuous expansion. There’s no mechanism where decaying atoms cause macroscopic growth.
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Here’s why your proposed mechanism doesn’t hold up more to the point:
>Atomic Decay and Magnetic Fields:
Radioactive decay (e.g., alpha, beta, or gamma emission) is a nuclear process, not a gradual weakening of an atom’s magnetic field. The nucleus remains stable until it decays suddenly, transforming into a different element or isotope. The atom’s weak magnetic field, arising from electron and nuclear spins, doesn’t control electron orbits or atomic size. Instead, the electrostatic attraction between the nucleus and electrons does. Decay doesn’t cause a progressive weakening of this field to expand orbits.
>Electron Orbits and Atomic Size:
Atomic size is determined by the electron cloud, governed by the nuclear charge (number of protons, Z) and quantum mechanics. In radioactive decay, the atom doesn’t gradually grow. For example, in alpha decay, the daughter atom has fewer protons, potentially increasing its size slightly due to reduced nuclear pull, but this is a discrete change, not a continuous expansion. There’s no mechanism where decaying atoms cause macroscopic growth.
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