Answer: The other product of Chadwick's nuclear reaction was carbon-12.
Explanation:
The isotopic representation of an atom is:
where,
Z = Atomic number of the atom
A = Mass number of the atom
X = Symbol of the atom
In a nuclear reaction, the total mass and total atomic number remains the same.
For the given reaction:
To calculate A:
Total mass on reactant side = total mass on product side
9 + 4= A + 1
A = 12
To calculate Z:
Total atomic number on reactant side = total atomic number on product side
4 + 2 = Z + 0
Z = 6
The isotopic symbol is
. Thus The other product of Chadwick's nuclear reaction was carbon-12.