Ernest Rutherford carried out the first artificial transmutation in 1919 when he bombarded 14 N with alpha

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Ernest Rutherford carried out the first artificial transmutation in 1919 when he bombarded 14N with alpha particles. The result was an oxygen nucleus:

18 N+He F* O + p 0*


Radiochemists use a shorthand notation to represent transmutations. Omitting the intermediate 18F* nucleus, the reaction above can be represented as 14N (α p) 17O. Write balanced equations for each of the indicated nuclear bombardments.

(a) 27 Al (p, y) 28 Si (b) 40 Ar (n, B-) 4K

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Chemistry For Engineering Students

ISBN: 9780357026991

4th Edition

Authors: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme

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