Questions and Answers
What is the correct mass number for Uranium-238?
Which particle is represented by the symbol 0 e-1?
In the reaction 7N14 + 2He4 --> 8O17 + P4XA4, what is the total number of nucleons on the reactants' side?
Which statement about isotopes is true?
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What does the notation A = P + N represent regarding isotopes?
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What characterizes an endothermic reaction?
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Which of the following statements about isotopic abundance is correct?
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In the decay of uranium-238, what is emitted in an alpha decay process?
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What uniquely identifies an element within the atomic nucleus?
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Which of the following isotopes represents a mass number of 14?
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Which statement best defines a nuclear isomer?
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What is the half-life range that typically characterizes a metastable state?
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What does a radioactive isotope eventually decay into?
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What defines a stable isotope?
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What type of reaction absorbs energy and results in an increase of mass in the products?
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Which of the following depicts a process that releases energy?
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What must be satisfied to balance a nuclear reaction involving four different nuclear symbols K, L, M, and N?
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In the reaction 13Al27 + 2He4 ---> 14Si30 + H1, what is the change in mass (∆m)?
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Which element is produced in the reaction 13Al27 + 2He4?
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What type of reaction is exemplified by the equation 226Ra → 4He + 222Rn?
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What characterizes a nuclear fission reaction?
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In a nuclear fusion reaction, which of the following occurs?
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What is the significance of a negative change in mass (∆m) in a nuclear reaction?
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When balancing the nuclear reaction 13Al27 + 2He4 ---> 14Si30 + H1, what does P4 equal based on proton balance?
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Study Notes
Chemical Reactions
- Synthesis Reaction: Combines elements to form compounds (e.g., C + O2 → CO2).
- Decomposition Reaction: Breaks down compounds into simpler substances (e.g., 2H2O → 2H2 + O2).
- Simple Replacement Reaction: One element replaces another in a compound (e.g., Fe + CuSO4 → FeSO4 + Cu).
- Double Replacement Reaction: Components of two compounds exchange places (e.g., 2KOH + H2SO4 → K2SO4 + 2H2O).
Nuclear Reactions
- Nuclear Fission: Splitting of a heavy nucleus into smaller nuclei, releasing energy (e.g., 235U + n1 → 36Kr + 56Ba + 3(0n1) + MeV).
- Nuclear Fusion: Combining light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, also releasing energy (e.g., H2 + H2 → H3 + H1 + MeV).
- Radioactive Decay: Process by which an unstable nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation (e.g., 226Ra → 4He + 222Rn).
Balancing Nuclear Reactions
- General form for nuclear reactions: KA1 + LA2 → MA3 + NA4, where
- P = number of protons
- A = mass number.
- Balancing equations requires:
- P1 + P2 = P3 + P4
- A1 + A2 = A3 + A4.
Sample Problem in Nuclear Reactions
- Example: Reaction of 13Al27 + 2He4 → 14Si30 + H1.
- Balancing yields:
- Proton count: P4 = 13 + 2 - 14 = 1.
- Mass number: A4 = 27 + 4 - 30 = 1.
Change in Mass Calculation
- Reaction: 13Al27 + 2He4 → 14Si30 + H1.
- Calculate total masses:
- Reactants: Al27 (26.9815 amu) + He4 (4.0003 amu) = 30.9818 amu.
- Products: Si30 (29.9738 amu) + H1 (1.0078 amu) = 30.9816 amu.
- Change in mass (Δm) = Total MassProducts – Total MassReactants = 30.9816 - 30.9818 = -0.0002 amu, indicating an exothermic reaction.
Nuclear Periodic Table
- Atomic identity is based on the number of protons (atomic number).
- Mass number (nucleons) varies among isotopes; carbon has isotopes carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14.
- Nuclear isomers have metastable states with long half-lives, differing from non-metastable states.
Radioactive Isotopes
- Radioactive isotopes (radioisotopes) have unstable nuclei that undergo decay to reach stability.
- Example: Radium-226 decays to Lead-206.
- Application of radioisotopes includes medical therapy and diagnostics.
Types of Reactions
- Endothermic Reaction: Absorbs energy; mass increases in products.
- Exothermic Reaction: Releases energy; mass decreases in products.
Isotopic Composition and Abundance
- Elements can exist as multiple isotopes due to varying nucleon combinations.
- Isotopic abundance represents the fraction of an isotope compared to its natural counterpart, often denoted as f.
- Example: Sodium has only one isotope (23Na), thus its isotopic abundance is f = 1.000.
- Hydrogen has three isotopes:
- 1H (no neutrons),
- 2H (one neutron, known as Deuterium),
- 3H (two neutrons, radioactive).
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