Part 2: Balancing Nuclear Reactions (5.2)23892U.23Th + He901. Identify the reactants and products in the above reaction.2. For each element, what do the top (superscripted) and the bottom (subscripted)numbers represent respectively?3. How many protons and neutrons are found in the uranium isotope used above?4. How many protons and neutrons are found in the thorium isotope used above?5. What is the difference in,a. the number of protons between U and Th?b. the number of neutrons between U and Th?c. the mass number between U and Th?6. How do you explain these differences with respect to the nuclear reaction above?

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238U → 92 → 230Th + He 1. Identify the reactants and products in the above reaction. 2. For each element, what do the top (superscripted) and the bottom (subscripted) numbers represent respectively? 3. How many protons and neutrons are found in the uranium isotope used above?

238U → 92 → 230Th + He 1. Identify the reactants and products in the above reaction. 2. For each element, what do the top (superscripted) and the bottom (subscripted) numbers represent respectively? 3. How many protons and neutrons are found in the uranium isotope used above?

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Part 2: Balancing Nuclear Reactions (5.2)
238
92U.
23Th + He
90
1. Identify the reactants and products in the above reaction.
2. For each element, what do the top (superscripted) and the bottom (subscripted)
numbers represent respectively?
3. How many protons and neutrons are found in the uranium isotope used above?
4. How many protons and neutrons are found in the thorium isotope used above?
5. What is the difference in,
a. the number of protons between U and Th?
b. the number of neutrons between U and Th?
c. the mass number between U and Th?
6. How do you explain these differences with respect to the nuclear reaction above?

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