Chapter 19, Problem 19.103CP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Identify the products from the information given. Use the values of A and Z to identify any missing components needed to balance the equation.

Concept introduction:

In a nuclear reaction, the mass number i.e. the sum of number of protons and neutrons, and the atomic number i.e. the number of protons remains conserved.

Given:

$Pb+Kr\stackrel{-n}{\to }X\stackrel{-\alpha }{\to }Y\stackrel{-\alpha }{\to }Z$

To determine:

To identify X, Y and Z in the given reaction