Q.5.54 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

Complete the following bombardment reaction by drawing the nucleus of the new isotope that is produced in the following: 

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The reaction is as follows,

${\mathrm{H}}_1^1{+}_7^{15}\mathrm{N}{\to }_6^{12}\mathrm{C}{+}_2^4\mathrm{He}$

Step 1: Given Information

The bombardment reaction by drawing the nucleus of the new isotope.

Step 2: Explanation

Writing the balanced nuclear reaction,

${\mathrm{H}}_1^1{+}_7^{15}\mathrm{N}{\to }_6^{12}\mathrm{C}{+}_2^4\mathrm{He}$

Hence the depiction-