Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 19 - Nuclear Chemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 894: 19.63

Answer

(a) $H_{1}^{3} -> He_{2}^{3} + \beta_{-1}^{0}$ (b) $Pu_{94}^{242} -> U_{92}^{238} + \alpha_{2}^{4}$ (c) $I_{53}^{131} -> Xe_{54}^{131} + \beta_{-1}^{0}$ (d) $Cf_{98}^{251} -> Cm_{96}^{247} + \alpha_{2}^{4}$

Work Step by Step

We find: (a) $H_{1}^{3} -> He_{2}^{3} + \beta_{-1}^{0}$ (b) $Pu_{94}^{242} -> U_{92}^{238} + \alpha_{2}^{4}$ (c) $I_{53}^{131} -> Xe_{54}^{131} + \beta_{-1}^{0}$ (d) $Cf_{98}^{251} -> Cm_{96}^{247} + \alpha_{2}^{4}$
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