Chapter 24.1, Problem 24.1BFP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The given nuclear reaction has to be balanced where tellurium-124 is formed when the nuclide undergoes  ${\beta }^{+}$ decay.

Concept Introduction:

Balancing nuclear reaction equation: The balanced nuclear reaction should conserve both mass number and atomic number.

• The sum of the mass numbers of the reactants should be equal to the sum of mass numbers of the products in the reaction.
• The sum of atomic numbers (or the atomic charge) of the reactants should be equal to the sum of atomic numbers (or the atomic charge) of the products in the reaction.