Question #776cd
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Here's how to balance nuclear equations.
Explanation:
The main point to remember is that the sums of the superscripts and the sums of the subscripts must be the same on each side of the equation.
Equation 1
#""_6^12"C" + ""_6^12"C" → ""_x^y"Z"#
Sum of superscripts:
Sum of subscripts:
∴ The nuclear equation is
#""_6^12"C" + ""_6^12"C" → ""_12^24"Mg"#
Equation 2
#""_6^12"C" + ""_6^12"C" → ""_12^23"Mg" + ""_x^y"Z"#
Sum of superscripts:
Sum of subscripts:
The particle with zero charge and a relative mass of 1 is a neutron.
∴ The nuclear equation is
#""_6^12"C" + ""_6^12"C" → ""_12^23"Mg" + ""_0^1"n"#