Chapter 16, Problem 64APP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The equations for the given nuclear reactions need to be completed.

Concept introduction:

• The mass number of the atoms on the left must be equal to the mass number of the atoms on the right.
• The atomic number of the atoms on the left must be equal to the mass number of the atoms on the right.

Given:

  $\begin{array}{l}{\text{? + Co}}_{\text{27}}^{\text{59}}\to {\text{Mn}}_{\text{25}}^{\text{56}}{\text{ + He}}_{\text{2}}^{\text{4}}\\ \text{?}\to {\text{N}}_{\text{7}}^{\text{14}}{\text{ + e}}_{\text{-1}}^{\text{0}}\\ {\text{Kr}}_{\text{36}}^{\text{76}}{\text{ + e}}_{\text{-1}}^{\text{0}}\to \text{?}\\ {\text{He}}_{\text{2}}^{\text{4}}{\text{ + Am}}_{\text{95}}^{\text{241}}\to {\text{? + 2n}}_{\text{0}}^{\text{1}}\end{array}$