(a)
Interpretation: For the given nuclear reactions, X should be identified and the respective equations should be balanced.
Concept Introduction:
On accordance with law of conservation of mass, for any
Similarly for any chemical reaction, sum of the reactant
To find: The value of X in the given set of
(b)
Interpretation: For the given nuclear reactions, X should be identified and the respective equations should be balanced.
Concept Introduction:
On accordance with law of conservation of mass, for any chemical reaction, total masses of reactants and products must be equal.
Similarly for any chemical reaction, sum of the reactant atomic number is equal to the sum of the product atomic number.
To find: The value of X in the given set of nuclear equations and balance the respective equations
(c)
Interpretation: For the given nuclear reactions, X should be identified and the respective equations should be balanced.
Concept Introduction:
On accordance with law of conservation of mass, for any chemical reaction, total masses of reactants and products must be equal.
Similarly for any chemical reaction, sum of the reactant atomic number is equal to the sum of the product atomic number.
To find: The value of X in the given set of nuclear equations and balance the respective equations
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