Technetium-99m is produced by a sequence of reactions in which molybdenum-98 is bombarded with neutrons to form
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Technetium-99m is produced by a sequence of reactions in which molybdenum-98 is bombarded with neutrons to form molybdenum-99, which undergoes b decay to technetium-99m.
(a) Write the balanced nuclear equations for this sequence.
(b) Compare the neutron-to-proton ratio of the final daughter product with that of molybdenum-99. Which is closer to the band of stability?
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