General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Nuclear Chemistry - 5.1 Natural Radioactivity - Questions and Problems - Page 155: 5.8

Answer

a. indium-111 : $^{111}_{49}In$ b. palladium-103: $^{103}_{46}Pd$ c. barium-131: $^{131}_{56}Ba$ d. rubidium-82 : $^{82}_{37}Rb$

Work Step by Step

1. Identify the symbol for each element: a. In b. Pd c. Ba d. Rb 2. Find its atomic number using a periodic table, it goes in the subscript on the left of the symbol. a. 49 : $_{49}In$ b. 46: $_{46}Pd$ c. 56: $_{56}Ba$ d. 37 : $_{37}Rb$ 3. The number after the name of the element represents its atomic mass, and it goes in the superscript on the left of the symbol. a. 111 : $^{111}_{49}In$ b. 103: $^{103}_{46}Pd$ c. 131: $^{131}_{56}Ba$ d. 82 : $^{82}_{37}Rb$
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