General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
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The complete nuclear reaction for fission of uranium-235 by neutron bombardment to give three neutrons, antimony-133, and one other isotope should be predicted.
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The reactions involving the formation of a new nucleus with emission of some radiation along with it from an original nucleus are known as nuclear reactions.
To write a nuclear reaction the chemical equation for the reaction must be balanced, that is, the sum of
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