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Question 93

Two incomplete nuclear equations are shown. The letters X\mathrm{X}X, Y\mathrm{Y}Y, R\mathrm{R}R and L\mathrm{L}L are labels for nuclei. Z Z\,Z and q q\,q are missing charge numbers.

equationincomplete nuclear equation
11431X→Z31Y+−10e{}^{31}_{14}\mathrm{X} \rightarrow {}^{31}_{Z}\mathrm{Y} + {}^{0}_{-1}\mathrm{e}1431​X→Z31​Y+−10​e
21529R→1429L+q0e{}^{29}_{15}\mathrm{R} \rightarrow {}^{29}_{14}\mathrm{L} + {}^{0}_{q}\mathrm{e}1529​R→1429​L+q0​e
a.

Calculate the value of Z Z\,Z in equation 1.

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b.

State the change that happens to one nucleon inside nucleus X\mathrm{X}X.

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c.

Calculate the value of q q\,q in equation 2.

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d.

Name the particle emitted in equation 2.

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e.

State how the number of protons and the number of neutrons change when nucleus R\mathrm{R}R becomes nucleus L\mathrm{L}L.

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