ONLY FOR MISS HASHMI

Write a course reflection of at least 350 words that includes the following:

· Summarize what you believe to be the most important concepts you learned in this class.

· Explain how you can apply the concepts learned from this class to other aspects of your life. Give at least two examples.

Format your reflection consistent with APA guidelines.

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Write the following isotopes in nuclide notation (e.g., "14 C

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a. Oxygen-14

b. Copper-70

c. Tantalum-175

d. Francium-217

10.Which of the following nuclei lie within the band of stability shown in Figure 21.2?

(a) argon-40

(b) oxygen-16

(c) 122Ba

(d) 58Ni

(e) 205Tl

(f) 210Tl

(g) 226Ra

(h) magnesium-24

21.2 Nuclear Equations

18. For the reaction 14 C -- 14 N + ?, if 100.0 g of carbon reacts, what volume of

nitrogen gas (N2) is produced 67 at 273K and 1 atm?

21.3 Radioactive Decay

What changes occur to the atomic number and mass of a nucleus during each of the following decay scenarios?

a.an α particle is emitted

b β particle is emitted

c. γ radiation is emitted

d a positron is emitted

e.an electron is captured

32. A 1.00 × 10–6-g sample of nobelium, 254 /102No, has a half-life of 55 seconds after it is formed. What is the 102percentage of 254/102 No remaining at the following times?

a) 5.0 min after it forms

b) 1.0 h after it forms

42. A 7/4 Be atom 􏰂mass = 7.0169 amu) decays into a 7/3 Li atom 􏰂mass = 7.0160 amu) by electron capture. How much energy 􏰂in millions of electron volts, MeV) is produced by this reaction?

46.Write a balanced equation for each of the following nuclear reactions:

(a) mercury-180 decays into platinum-176

(b) zirconium-90 and an electron are produced by the decay of an unstable nucleus

(c) thorium-232 decays and produces an alpha particle and a radium-228 nucleus, which decays into actinium-228 by beta decay

(d) neon-19 decays into fluorine-19