IdentificationEasy1 mark
8(ii)
Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow :
Identify Y, the missing product of the reaction.
Topic: Balancing a nuclear equation
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Answer
Exam answer
Y is a neutron (¹₀n).
Explanation
Mass and atomic numbers balance only when each Y is a neutron.
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