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STatiana [176]
3 years ago
8

An isotope of californium-252 undergoes a spontaneous fission, producing cesium-135, 3 neutrons, and one other isotope. a) Deter

mine the identity of the other isotope produced in the fission, and write out the reaction equation, using full isotopic notation, for example Pm → C022 + Seag + 2n. b) Calculate the amount of mass (in u) lost during this fission. The masses of the three isotopes are: 252.081 626 u (californium), 134.905 978 u (cesium), 113.935 880 u (unknown). Maintain a precision of no less than 7 SF as you work. c) Calculate the energy (in MeV) released by this fission, accurate to 3 SF.
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1 answer:
mojhsa [17]3 years ago
3 0

<u>Answer:</u>

<u>For a:</u> The isotopic symbol of unknown element is _{43}^{114}\textrm{Tc}

<u>For b:</u> The amount of mass lost during this process is 0.2137730 u.

<u>For c:</u> The energy released in the given nuclear reaction is 1.99\times 10^2MeV

<u>Explanation:</u>

  • <u>For a:</u>

In a nuclear reaction, the total mass and total atomic number remains the same.

For the given fission reaction:

^{252}_{98}\textrm{Cf}\rightarrow ^A_Z\textrm{X}+^{135}_{55}\textrm{Cs}+3^1_0\textrm{n}

  • <u>To calculate A:</u>

Total mass on reactant side = total mass on product side

252 = A + 135 + 3

A = 114

  • <u>To calculate Z:</u>

Total atomic number on reactant side = total atomic number on product side

98 = Z + 55 + 0

Z = 43

Hence, the isotopic symbol of unknown element is _{43}^{114}\textrm{Tc}

  • <u>For b:</u>

We are given:

Mass of _{98}^{252}\textrm{Cf} = 252.081626 u

Mass of _{0}^{1}\textrm{n} = 1.008665 u

Mass of _{55}^{135}\textrm{Cs} = 134.905978 u

Mass of _{43}^{114}\textrm{Tc} = 113.935880 u

To calculate the mass defect, we use the equation:

\Delta m=\text{Mass of reactants}-\text{Mass of products}

Putting values in above equation, we get:

\Delta m=(m_{Cf})-(m_{Cs}+m_{Tc}+3m_{n})\\\\\Delta m=(252.081626)-(134.905978+113.935880+3(1.008665))=0.2137730u

Hence, the amount of mass lost during this process is 0.2137730 u.

  • <u>For c:</u>

To calculate the energy released, we use the equation:

E=\Delta mc^2\\E=(0.2137730u)\times c^2

E=(0.2137730u)\times (931.5MeV) (Conversion factor:  1u=931.5MeV/c^2  )

E=1.99\times 10^2MeV

Hence, the energy released in the given nuclear reaction is 1.99\times 10^2MeV

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