Types of Radioactive Decay

Question 1

Complete each nuclear reaction equation. Nitrogen transmutes to form an isotope of oxygen. The superscript for oxygen is .

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17

Question 2

The subscript for hydrogen is .

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1

Question 3

Cobalt-59 accepts a neutron to form a new isotope. The subscript for cobalt is .

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27

Question 4

Balance the nuclear reaction equation for the beta minus decay of nickel-63 by completing the missing numbers.The superscript of nickel is .

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63

Question 5

Balance the nuclear reaction equation for the beta minus decay of iodine-131 by completing the missing numbers. The superscript of xenon is .

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131

Question 6

Use the reaction below to balance the nuclear reaction equation. The isotope produced from the beta plus decay of sodium-22 is .

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neon-22

Question 7

The subscript of copper is .

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29

Question 8

The subscript of the electron is .

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-1

Types of Radioactive Decay Answers