Answer: A
Xenon 138
Explanation:
In the attached nuclear reaction, the sum of the mass number in LHS is
239 + 1 = 240
While the Atomic number = 54 + 0 = 54
The sum of the mass number in the RHS is 100 + 2(1) = 102
While the sum of the atomic number is
40 + 0 = 40
The mass number of the missing element is
240 - 102 = 138
While the Atomic number of the missing element is
94 - 40 = 54
Nuclear reaction at equilibrium, the mass number and the atomic number at LHS must be equal to RHS
The missing element is Xenon 138 with atomic number of 54
Therefore, when the Plutonium is bombarded with a neutron, the result of the reaction is the production of Zirconium 100 and Xenon 138 with the bombardment of two neutrons
