Answer
Balanced nuclear reaction:
$_{98}^{249}Cf + ^{18}_{8}O --\gt ^{263}_{106}Sg + 4_0^1n$
Work Step by Step
1. Identify the atomic number and symbol for: californium, oxygen and seaborgium:
Californium (Cf): 98
Oxygen: (O) 8
Seaborgium (Sg): 106
2. Write the complete symbols for each one, with the mass number (for the isotopes in the exercise) and atomic number:
$_{98}^{249}Cf$
$_{8}^{18}O$
$^{263}_{106}Sg$
3. According to the exercise, the reactants are: oxygen-18 and californium-249, and the products are seaborgium-263 and 4 neutrons $(_0^1n)$. Write the complete reaction:
$_{98}^{249}Cf + ^{18}_{8}O --\gt ^{263}_{106}Sg + 4_0^1n$
