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Q: A wooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21g of carbon. The 14 C activity of the sample is…

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Q: Write a nuclear equations for:  a. mercury -201 undergoing electron capture.  b. thorium-231…

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Q: Complete and balance the following nuclear equation: Rubidium-96 + cesum-135 + X ---> uranium-235.…

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Q: What product forms when plutonium-238 undergoes alphaemission?

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Q: Write a balanced nuclear equation for positron emissionby manganese-52.

A: Generally, the positron emission is also called beta plus decay denoted by the symbol β+ decay. This…

Q: A breeder nuclear reactor is a reactor in which U-238 (which does not undergo fission) is converted…

A: The nuclei 92U-238 is present in the breeder reactor. In a breeder nuclear reactor, uranium-238…

Q: Describe the components of a nuclear reactor.

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Q: The function of the moderator in a nuclear is to O stop chain reaction Reduce the speed of neutrons…

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Q: List some Radionuclides used as Radiotracers?

A: Radionuclides used as Radiotracers: Iodine-123 ( I123 ), Carbon-14 ( C14 ) , Gallium-67 ( Ga67 ) ,…

Q: Compare and contrast the four major types of radiationproduced by nuclear decay

A: Compare and contrast the four major types of radiation produced by nuclear decay.

Q: Using hot atom chemistry described how radioactive iodine can be prepared from the neutron…

A: Solution- Radioactive iodine can be prepared from the neutron activation of stable iodine.

Q: Magnesium-27 is an unstable radioisotope. For it to become stable, it has to undergo

A: Mg has 27 mass no. and 12 atomic number. Hence, it has 12 protons and 27-12 = 15 no. of neutrons.…

Q: Write a nuclear equation for the fusion of H-3 with H-1 to form He-4.

A: Given,H-3 with H-1 to form He-4. The element symbol, atomic number and mass number can be written as…

Q: -33. The number of radioactive nuclides in a sample decays from 1.00 × 1020 to 2.50 × 10º in 10.0…

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Q: How many kilograms m of uranium-235 must completely fission spontaneously into 140Xe, 92Sr, and…

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Q: What is being desribed when discussing a beta 1,4-linkage? Draw a rough example of what this looks…

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Q: In redox reaction, what kind of half reaction is accepting or gaining of electrons? Plutonium-241…

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Q: Use nuclear symbols to enter a nuclear equation to represent radium−226 decaying to radon−222 plus

A: Radium 226 decay in to Radon 222 by the alpha particle emission He 4 . Equation is represented as…

Q: The halfof a radioisotope is the amount of time it takes for—— the whole sample to decay two- third…

A: The time in which half of the initial amount of the reactants convert into the product known as half…

Q: What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Direct Disposal of Nuclear Waste (i.e. the…

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Q: Write a nuclear equation to represent the decay of 214Ra by alpha(α)–particle       the decay of…

A: Given,  the decay of 214Ra by alpha(α)–particle the decay of 205At by positron emission

Q: Complete and balance the following nuclear equation:c. Litium-7 + Hydrogen-1 ---> X. With solution…

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Q: 19. Which component is not typically found in a nuclear reactor facility? O fusion reaction O…

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Q: h component is not typically found in a nuclear reactor facility? ion reaction elding oderator…

A: Which component is not typically found in a nuclear reactor facility? Fusion reaction, Shielding,…

Q: Define Radiotracers?

A: Radiotracers also called as radiolabel compound which are use as a path tracers of reaction , drug…

Q: rbon decays at a rate proportional to the amount present.

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Q: (b)Briefly discuss different dielectric polarization mechanisms. Also specify temperature dependence…

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Q: 4. Which component is not typically found in a nuclear reactor facility?

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Q: What is the main risk during the temporary storage of high-level nuclear waste? A.High-level…

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Q: Based on Plutonium's half-life, why is it so hard to dispose of?

A: According to research,  Plutonium has two isotopes, Pu-239 and Pu-241.  Here, Plutonium-239 has a…

Q: Write a balanced nuclear equation for the following: The nuclide phosphorus-28 decays to silicon-28…

A: Given  The nuclide phosphorus-28 decays to silicon-28 by positron emission.

Q: Neptunium-237 undergoes a radioactive decay chain before it reaches nuclear stability, forming the…

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Q: State what quantities are conserved when balancing a nuclear reaction.

A: The quantities that are conserved at the time of balancing nuclear reaction

Q: A wooden artifact is burned and found to contain 21g of carbon. the 14c activity of the sample is…

A: The half-life of a reaction is the time taken for the reactant to reduce to half its initial value…

Q: When a radioactive isotope 86Ra228  decays in series by the emission of three α-particles and a β…

A: We know that: Decay of one alpha particle reduces the atomic number(Z) by 2 units and mass number…

Q: 17 1. on + ? + ENERGY Complete the following nuclear reaction 3H + 2,H O A. SHe <-- + u0 O D.a

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Q: What is the age of the artifact?

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Q: show two balanced nuclear equations which occur in the nuclear fission reactor.

A: The splitting of a heavy nucleus into two or more smaller nuclei is termed  as nucler fission.…

Q: An air sample from a Normal, Illinois basement was found to have a radon activity level of 0.722…

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Q: 24. What are the limitations on creating a fusion reactor? (12.7) 25. What is the difference between…

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Q: Uranium-233 is another fissile isotope of uranium. It can be produced through neutron absorption by…

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Q: What is the mode of radioactive decay for I-131? Write a balanced nuclear reaction to illustrate.

A: Heavy unstable nuclei undergo spontaneous radioactive decay by the emission or absorption of certain…

Q: Why did the series of nuclear fusion stopped when iron was formed? Explain briefly not more than…

A: Nuclear fission will stop at iron- 56. Iron- 56 has the highest bonding energy or highest mass loss.…

Q: Seaborgium-263 is produced by bombarding Californium-249 with Oxygen-18. Complete and balance this…

A: Radioactive decay is the process in which an unstable nuclei converts to stable nuclei.

Q: the half-life of aluminum 26 is .74 million years. Suppose an asteroid contained 800 kg of aluminum…

A: The half-life of aluminum 26 is 0.74 million years. The mass of aluminum 26 present in asteroid is…

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.