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Constructed Response . Topic 12: Nuclear Chemistry
Set I: Graph and data interpretation, Completing nuclear equation, stable nuclide, mass
Base your answers to questions 23 through 26 on the information below, which relates the numbers of
neutrons and protons for specific nuclides of C, N, Ne, and S.
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23. Based on y our Reference Tables, complete the 23. Ne ------- > _____ + ______
nuclear dec ay equation for Ne-19. 10
24. Using the point plotted on the graph for nitrogen, 24.
what is the neutron-to-proton ratio of this nuclide?
25. Explain, in terms of atomic particles, why S-32 25.
is a stable nuclide.
26. What is the mass number of the carbon isotope 26.
represented on the graph?
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Set I: Graph and data interpretation, Completing nuclear equation, stable nuclide, mass
Base your answers to questions 23 through 26 on the information below, which relates the numbers of
neutrons and protons for specific nuclides of C, N, Ne, and S.
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23. Based on y our Reference Tables, complete the 23. Ne ------- > _____ + ______
nuclear dec ay equation for Ne-19. 10
24. Using the point plotted on the graph for nitrogen, 24.
what is the neutron-to-proton ratio of this nuclide?
25. Explain, in terms of atomic particles, why S-32 25.
is a stable nuclide.
26. What is the mass number of the carbon isotope 26.
represented on the graph?
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