Answer to Question #187264 in General Chemistry for megan Puttergill

Question

Give the element, the isotopic symbol and write the nuclear reaction/equation for the product that results when the nucleus of an atom of ²⁴Na (sodium-24, atomic number 11) emits a beta (β) particle?

Answer 1

$_{12} ^{24} ​ Mg^+$

$_{12} ^{24} ​ Mg+ ^{−1} _0 ​ e$