Chapter 20.4, Problem 1CP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The balanced nuclear reaction represented by ${}_{42}^{98}\text{Mo}{\left(\text{d,n}\right)}_{43}^{99}\text{Tc}$ is to be identified.

Concept introduction:

In the abbreviated form of the reaction, the first species is the reactant and the last species is the product, while the first species in the parentheses is the bombarding particle and the second species is the emitted particle.

In a balanced nuclear reaction:

${\displaystyle \sum \text{Reactant mass number = }{\displaystyle \sum \text{Product mass number}}}$

And

${\displaystyle \sum \text{Reactant atomic number = }{\displaystyle \sum \text{Product atomic number}}}$