Chemistry
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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations
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![**Alpha Decay (Emission):**
\[ \text{Fr}^{220}_{87} \rightarrow \text{He}^{4}_{2} + \text{At}^{216}_{85} \]
- **Question:** What are the products of francium-220 decay above?
- **Answer:** Astatine
- **Equation:** \[ \text{Fr}^{220}_{87} \rightarrow \text{He}^{4}_{2} + \text{At}^{216}_{85} \]
- **Question:** What is the relationship between the total mass of the reactants (left) and the products (right)?
**Beta Decay (Emission):**
\[ \text{N}^{16}_{7} \rightarrow \beta^{-1}_{0} + \text{O}^{16}_{8} \]
- **Question:** What are the products of nitrogen-16 decay above?
- **Answer:** (Blanks to be filled by students)
- **Equation:** \[ \text{N}^{16}_{7} \rightarrow \beta^{-1}_{0} + \text{O}^{16}_{8} \]
- **Question:** What is the relationship between the total charge of the reactants (left) and the products (right)?
**Practice Problems:**
1. **Alpha Decay of Radium:**
\[ \text{Rn}^{222}_{86} \rightarrow \text{He}^{4}_{2} + \]
- **Answer (To be filled):** Polonium (Po)
2. **Beta Decay of Carbon:**
\[ \text{C}^{14}_{6} \rightarrow \beta^{-1}_{0} + \]
- **Answer (To be filled):** Nitrogen (N)
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Transcribed Image Text:**Alpha Decay (Emission):**
\[ \text{Fr}^{220}_{87} \rightarrow \text{He}^{4}_{2} + \text{At}^{216}_{85} \]
- **Question:** What are the products of francium-220 decay above?
- **Answer:** Astatine
- **Equation:** \[ \text{Fr}^{220}_{87} \rightarrow \text{He}^{4}_{2} + \text{At}^{216}_{85} \]
- **Question:** What is the relationship between the total mass of the reactants (left) and the products (right)?
**Beta Decay (Emission):**
\[ \text{N}^{16}_{7} \rightarrow \beta^{-1}_{0} + \text{O}^{16}_{8} \]
- **Question:** What are the products of nitrogen-16 decay above?
- **Answer:** (Blanks to be filled by students)
- **Equation:** \[ \text{N}^{16}_{7} \rightarrow \beta^{-1}_{0} + \text{O}^{16}_{8} \]
- **Question:** What is the relationship between the total charge of the reactants (left) and the products (right)?
**Practice Problems:**
1. **Alpha Decay of Radium:**
\[ \text{Rn}^{222}_{86} \rightarrow \text{He}^{4}_{2} + \]
- **Answer (To be filled):** Polonium (Po)
2. **Beta Decay of Carbon:**
\[ \text{C}^{14}_{6} \rightarrow \beta^{-1}_{0} + \]
- **Answer (To be filled):** Nitrogen (N)
**Image Note:** There is an image with the caption "PRACTICE?" showing a person with an inquisitive expression, encouraging students to try solving the equations.
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