Nuclear scientists have synthesized approximately 1600 nuclei not known in nature. More might be discovered with heavy-ion bombardment using high-energy particle accelerators. Complete and balance the following reac- tions, which involve heavy-ion bombardments: (a) LI + Ni (b) Ca + 2Cm (c) Sr + Kr (d) £Ca + U – Zn + 4 dn + 2? – ? 147Sm + ? 84KT → 11épd + ? 96 36 46 70 304 238

Nuclear scientists have synthesized approximately 1600 nuclei not known in nature. More might be discovered with heavy-ion bombardment using high-energy particle accelerators. Complete and balance the following reac- tions, which involve heavy-ion bombardments: (a) LI + Ni (b) Ca + 2Cm (c) Sr + Kr (d) £Ca + U – Zn + 4 dn + 2? – ? 147Sm + ? 84KT → 11épd + ? 96 36 46 70 304 238

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Nuclear scientists have synthesized approximately 1600
nuclei not known in nature. More might be discovered
with heavy-ion bombardment using high-energy particle
accelerators. Complete and balance the following reac-
tions, which involve heavy-ion bombardments:
(a) LI + Ni
(b) Ca + 2Cm
(c) Sr + Kr
(d) £Ca + U – Zn + 4 dn + 2?
– ?
147Sm + ?
84KT → 11épd + ?
96
36
46
70
304
238

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