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Use nuclear symbols to enter a nuclear equation to represent barium−137 decaying to xenon−133 plus an...

Use nuclear symbols to enter a nuclear equation to represent barium−137 decaying to xenon−133 plus an alpha particle.

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For presenting a nuclear reaction used nuclear symbol of barium (bottom- at. no.) and up (at. wt) and decaying Xe with 1 alpha particle means helium(at. no 2 and mass 4).

therefore reaction will be:

56Ba137  54Xe133 +  2He4

LHS for at. no 56 RHS 54 +2 = 56

Mass 137 RHS 133 + 4 = 137

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