Spring Semester Review - Honors Chemistry
Spring Semester Review - Honors Chemistry
Spring Semester Review - Honors Chemistry
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Nuclear <strong>Chemistry</strong> (Ch 24)<br />
1. Sodium-24 has a half-life of 15.0 hours. How much sodium-24 will remain from a 18.0 g<br />
sample after 33.5 hours?<br />
2. What happens when a neutron beaks down?<br />
3. Write nuclear equations for these reactions:<br />
a. the alpha decay of Po-218:<br />
b. the beta decay of Pb-210:<br />
c. the electron capture by Be-7:<br />
d. the positron emission of F-19:<br />
4. Complete the following transmutation reactions:<br />
a. Li-6 reacts with a neutron to form an alpha particle plus one other particle. What is<br />
the missing particle?<br />
b. U-235 is bombarded with a neutron to form Rb-90 and Cs-144. What are the missing<br />
particles?<br />
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