Chapter 19, Problem 19.111CP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Identify the reactants and the products from the information given. Use the values of A and X 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:

$Tc$ decays to give $Mo$

Relevant masses

$\begin{array}{l}Tc=99.907657u\\ Mo=99.90748u\\ e^{-}=0.0005486u\end{array}$

To determine:

1. Two Balanced reaction when $Tc$ decays to give $Mo$
2. The energy produced by both the ways and explain why one of them is preferred.