Complete the following nuclear reactions:    Iodine-132 decays by release of an alpha particle.  Write the equation.                                       Sodium-23 decays by electron capture complete the reaction                             23Na  +     β    →  ______________

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Q: What product forms when plutonium-238 undergoes alphaemission?(a) Plutonium-234 (b) Uranium-234 (c)…

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Q: Iodine -131 decays, but remains Iodine-131. What was emitted from the nucleus?

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Q: Complete the following nuclear reactions:    Iodine-132 decays by release of an alpha particle.…

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.