Question

Determine the missing species:

Answer 1

Answer: 4. $^{0}_{-1}\textrm{e}$ and $^{0}_{1}\textrm{e}$

Explanation:

a) The given reaction is $^{41}_{20}\textrm{Ca}+^{x}_{y}\textrm{X}\rightarrow ^{41}_{19}\textrm {K}$

As the mass on both reactant and product side must be equal:

$41+x=41$

$x=0$

As the atomic number on both reactant and product side must be equal:

$20+y=19$

$y=-1$

$^{41}_{20}\textrm{Ca}+^{0}_{-1}\textrm{e}\rightarrow ^{41}_{19}\textrm {K}$

b) $^{15}_{8}\textrm{O}\rightarrow ^{15}_{7}\textrm{N}+^{x}_{y}\textrm{X}$

Total mass on reactant side = total mass on product side

15 =15 + x

x = 0

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

8 = 7 + y

y = 1

$^{15}_{8}\textrm{O}\rightarrow ^{15}_{7}\textrm{N}+^{0}_{1}\textrm{e}$