<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> → T </Th> <Th> → Li </Th> <Th> → C </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (n, α) </Td> <Td> Li + n → T + α </Td> <Td> B + n → Li + α </Td> <Td> O + n → C + α </Td> <Td> Ne + n → O + α </Td> <Td> Ar + n → S + α </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (n, p) </Td> <Td> He + n → T + p </Td> <Td> Be + n → Li + p </Td> <Td> N + n → C + p </Td> <Td> Na + n → Ne + p </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Reactions with neutrons are important in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons . While the best - known neutron reactions are neutron scattering, neutron capture, and nuclear fission, for some light nuclei (especially odd - odd nuclei) the most probable reaction with a thermal neutron is a transfer reaction: </P>

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