SPH3U1 Nuclear Equations Worksheet
Problems: Complete the following nuclear equations and state the type of nuclear decay.
1.
210
84
2.
8
5
Po  _______  24 He
B  48 Be  _______
3. _______ 
234
91
Pa  10 e  
C  _______  10 e
14
6
4.
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5. ______  3781Rb  3681Kr + X-ray photon
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6. 158 O  157 N  ______
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Ni  10 e  _______
7.
58
28
8.
226
88
Ra 
222
86
Rn  ______  
n  _____  10 e
9*
1
0
10.
238
92
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U  _______  24 He
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Complete the following nuclear equations.
11. 49 Be  24 He  _____  01n
20. 189 F  178 O  _____
12. ______ 
Pu  10 e
21.
2
1
Cu  3066 Zn  ______
22.
27
14
Al  ______  1430 Si  11H
23. ______  24 He  21081Tl
Ba  ______  10 e
24.
32
15
16. ______  24 He  178 O  11 p
25.
142
61
4
17. ______  181
77 Ir  2 He
26.
14
7
27.
13
6
28.
239
94
13.
66
29
14.
27
13
15.
141
56
18.
241
95
239
94
Am  _____  237
93 Np
19. ______  126 C 
Cf  n
246
98
H  _____  24 He  01n  energy
Si  10 e  ______
P  ______  10 e
Pm  _____  142
60 Nd
N  _____  146 C  11 p
C  01n  ______
Pu  24 He  11H  2 01n  ______
SPH3U1 Nuclear Equations Worksheet
Half-Lives
29. If gallium-68 has a half-life of 68.3 minutes, how much of a 10mg sample is left after two half-lives?
30. If the passing of five half-lives leaves 25.0mg of a strontium-90 sample, how much was present in the
beginning?
31.The radioisotope cesium-137 has a half-life of 30 years. A sample decays at the rate of 544counts/min
(544cpm) in 1985. In what year will the decay be 17cpm?
32. Manganese-56 is a beta emitter with a half-life of 2.6hr. What is the mass of manganese-56 in a 1mg
sample of the isotope after 10.4hr?
33. Nitrogen-13 emits beta radiation and decays to C-13 with t1/2 = 10min. Assume a starting mass of
2.0g of N-13. How many grams of that isotope will remain after 40min?
34. The radioisotope Mo-91 has a t1/2 of 15.5min. A sample decays at the rate of 954counts/min
(954cpm). After how many minutes will the decay be 7.45cpm?