Artificial nuclear transmutation was first demonstrated by the [[Cockcroft and Walton Experiment|Cockcroft-Walton experiment]] conducted in 1932. In which atoms of lithium-7 were split into [[alpha particles]] accompanied by a release of energy. | Artificial nuclear transmutation was first demonstrated by the [[Cockcroft and Walton Experiment|Cockcroft-Walton experiment]] conducted in 1932. In which atoms of lithium-7 were split into [[alpha particles]] accompanied by a release of energy. |