<span>Balanced nuclear reaction: 234/91 Pa → 4/2 He + 230/89 Ac.
1) number of protons and neutrons on both side of nuclear reaction must be the same. There are 91 protons (atomic number) and 143 neutrons (mass number - atomic number, 234 - 91 = 143 or (4-2) + (230 - 89) = 143)) on both side of reaction.
2) a</span>lpha
decay is radioactive decay<span> in which
an atomic nucleus emits
an alpha particle (helium
nucleus) and transforms into an atom with an atomic
number that is reduced by two and mass number that is reduced by four, so atomic mass of new element is 89 (91 - 2) and mass number is 230 (234 - 4 = 230).
3) look at atomic number, element with atomic number 89 is actinium.</span>
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Answer: Si (choice D)</h3>
This is the element Silicon.
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Explanation:
First convert each percentage to its decimal form.
For example, 92.2297% converts to 0.922297 after moving the decimal point two spots to the left.
After doing that, multiply those decimal values with their respective atomic mass unit (amu) values.
- 27.9769 * 0.922297 = 25.8030109393
- 28.9765 * 0.046832 = 1.357027448
- 29.9738 * 0.030872 = 0.9253511536
Then we add up the results
25.8030109393 + 1.357027448 + 0.9253511536 = 28.0853895409
That rounds to about 28.085
Then look at the periodic table to see the atomic mass of Cobalt (Co), Aluminum (Al), Nickel (Ni) and Silicon (Si). The mass values listed in the periodic table are weighted averages of all the isotopes. The units for the mass are still in amu.
- Cobalt = 58.933
- Aluminum = 26.982
- Nickel = 58.693
- Silicon = 28.085
We have a match with silicon, showing that <u>choice D</u> is the final answer.
They are considered the basic units of matter because all mass is made of atoms.
