nucleus absorbs a neutron and disintegrates into , and . The product is:
3 neutrons
2 neutrons
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In a nuclear reaction, both the mass number (A) and the atomic number (Z) are conserved. The given reaction can be written as:
Applying the law of conservation of mass number (superscripts):
Applying the law of conservation of atomic number (subscripts):
The product has a total mass number of 3 and an atomic number of 0. This corresponds to 3 neutrons ().
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