Interpretation: The equation when beryllium is bombarded with alpha particles needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction: Nuclear reactions can be expressed similarly to that of chemical equations. The transformations of particles follow certain conservation laws. In balance a
Answer to Problem 19A
The balanced nuclear equation is
Explanation of Solution
The mass number and proton number of the alpha particle are 4 and 2 respectively. Neutron does not have any charge.
The total atomic number on the right side of the equation is
The total atomic number on the left side of the equation is
The total mass number on the right side of the equation is
The total mass number on the left side of the equation is
So, both atomic numbers and mass number are perfectly balanced in the nuclear equation.
The balanced nuclear equation is
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