Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 31 - Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation - Problems - Page 911: 1

Answer

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Work Step by Step

When $_{13}^{27}Al$ absorbs a neutron, the mass number increases by 1 and the atomic number stays the same. It becomes $_{13}^{28}Al$. It now has an “extra” neutron, and it will decay by $\beta^-$ emission. The product is $_{14}^{28}Si$.
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