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21.2 Exercise 5

Avg difficulty 2.5

Write a balanced equation for each of the following nuclear reactions:

(a) the production of 17O from 14N by α particle bombardment

(b) the production of 14C from 14N by neutron bombardment

(c) the production of 233Th from 232Th by neutron bombardment

(d) the production of 239U from 238U by 12H_{1}^{2} \text{H} bombardment

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 21.2 Nuclear Equations, exercise 5

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