The diagram below illustrates the radioactive decay of a sample of mercury-207. Use it to answer the questions 14-18 that follow. Hg-207 Decay ProductO One half-life One half-life 2:15 PM ?? PM atoms How many decay product atoms will be present in the rightmost sample, after two half-lives have passed? 6. 10 11 12 13 14

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.