The atomic bomb detonated in 1945 produced an explosion equivalent to 18,600 tons of TNT from 5 kg of _____.
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Explanation:
Your nuclear equation is
The main point to remember in balancing nuclear equations is that
- the sum of the superscripts and must be the same on each side of the equation.
- the sum of the subscripts must be the same on each side of the equation.
Then
85 = 0 + y, so y = 85 - 0 = 0
35 = -1 + x, so x = 35 + 1 = 36
The nucleus with atomic number 36 and atomic mass 85 is krypton-85.
The nuclear equation becomes