The nuclide 6 Li reacts with 2 H to form two identical particles. Identify the particles.

Hey everyone, we're told that two identical particles are created when the new glide nitrogen and hydrogen to interact. What are the particles first? Let's go ahead and write out what we know. We have nitrogen 14. And when we look at our periodic table, we know it has an atomic number of seven. And we have a hydrogen too. And we know that its atomic number is one. These are going to be equal to two identical particles. And we can label this as X. For now with an atomic mass and an atomic number First. Let's all for a we can add nitrogen atomic mass of and we add it with hydrogen atomic massive too. And this will be equivalent to to A Since we had two identical particles Solving for a. We get 16 equals to a and a is going to be eight next for our Z. Which is our atomic number. We're going to add nitrogen seven and hydrogen is one. This will get us to two Z. And solving for Z. We got or and looking at our periodic table, it looks like we're going to have brilliant um eight since brilliant has an atomic number of four. So, I hope this made sense. And let us know if you have any questions

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Problem 90

Chapter 20, Problem 90

The nuclide ⁶Li reacts with ²H to form two identical particles. Identify the particles.

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Identify the reactants in the nuclear reaction: \(^6\text{Li}\) and \(^2\text{H}\).

Determine the total number of protons and neutrons in the reactants: \(^6\text{Li}\) has 3 protons and 3 neutrons, \(^2\text{H}\) has 1 proton and 1 neutron.

Calculate the total number of protons and neutrons in the reactants: 3 protons + 1 proton = 4 protons, 3 neutrons + 1 neutron = 4 neutrons.

The reaction forms two identical particles, so each particle must have half the total protons and neutrons: 2 protons and 2 neutrons per particle.

Identify the particle with 2 protons and 2 neutrons: this is \(^4\text{He}\), also known as an alpha particle.

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Nuclear Reactions

Nuclear reactions involve changes in the nucleus of an atom, resulting in the transformation of one element into another or the release of energy. In this case, the reaction between lithium-6 and deuterium (a hydrogen isotope) leads to the formation of new particles, illustrating how nuclear interactions can produce different nuclides.

Isotopes

Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. In the question, lithium-6 (with 3 protons and 3 neutrons) and deuterium (with 1 proton and 1 neutron) are isotopes that participate in the reaction, highlighting the importance of understanding isotopic composition in nuclear chemistry.

Conservation of Mass and Charge

In nuclear reactions, both mass and charge must be conserved. This principle dictates that the total mass and charge of the reactants must equal the total mass and charge of the products. Identifying the two identical particles formed from the reaction requires applying this conservation law to ensure that the resulting particles maintain the balance of mass and charge from the original nuclides.