Chapter 20.5, Problem 1PPA

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The balanced nuclear reaction for the given abbreviated form is to be written.

Concept introduction:

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

In a balanced nuclear reaction:

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

And

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