Chemistry
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Author: Julia Burdge
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.1, Problem 1PPB
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Interpretation:
The unknown X atom in the given nuclear reactions are to be identified.
Concept introduction:
In a balanced radioactive decay,
And
In the balanced radioactive decay, the subscript present on the individual particles represents the
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