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Ch.21 - Nuclear Chemistry
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Capitolo 21, Problema 14b

Write balanced nuclear equations for the following transformations:
(b) nitrogen-13 undergoes electron capture.

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Identify the process: Electron capture involves an inner orbital electron being captured by the nucleus, which combines with a proton to form a neutron.
Write the initial isotope: Nitrogen-13 is represented as \( ^{13}_{7}\text{N} \).
Apply the electron capture process: An electron (\( ^{0}_{-1}\text{e} \)) is captured by the nucleus.
Determine the resulting isotope: The capture of an electron by a proton in the nucleus converts the proton into a neutron, resulting in Carbon-13, \( ^{13}_{6}\text{C} \).
Write the balanced nuclear equation: \( ^{13}_{7}\text{N} + ^{0}_{-1}\text{e} \rightarrow ^{13}_{6}\text{C} \).

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