What is the mass defect (amu) that occurs as a result of the fission of americium-243?  When bombarded with one neutron, americium-243 forms ruthenium-106, antimony-129, and releases nine neutrons, 4 decimal places. (ignore the mass of any electrons that may be present)  The mass of 106Ru = 105.90733 amu The mass of 129Sb = 128.90914 amu The mass of 243Am = 243.061381 amu The mass of a neutron is 1.00866 amu

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.