Chapter 19, Problem 19.85SP

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:

Reactions given are-

  $Cm+C\stackrel{}{\to }?+4n$

  $Es+?\stackrel{}{\to }Md+n$

  $Cf+B\stackrel{}{\to }?+4n$

To determine:

To determine the balanced transmutation reactions for the given reactions.