Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
Balanced
Concept Introduction:
Nuclear reaction can be represented in short form as nuclear equation. This is different from chemical equation in the sense that nuclear equation considers the mass number and
(b)
Interpretation:
Balanced nuclear equation has to be written indicating the missing symbol in the given nuclear equation.
Concept Introduction:
Refer part (a).
(c)
Interpretation:
Balanced nuclear equation has to be written indicating the missing symbol in the given nuclear equation.
Concept Introduction:
Refer part (a).
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