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Balancing Nuclear Reactions

Question 18 • Foothill-B Period-Chemistry-26/27B

Bombarding plutonium-239 with an alpha particle creates an isotope of curium. Balance the equation. 239 94Pu + 4 2He → a b Cm + c d n Identify the values for the unknown letters. a is ⇒ 242 b is c is d is

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⇒ 242:

a = 242, b = 96, c = 1, d = 0

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96

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1

Blank 4:

0

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