Question
Question: <sup>22</sup>Ne nucleus, after absorbing energy, decays into two α-particles and an unknown nucleus....
22Ne nucleus, after absorbing energy, decays into two α-particles and an unknown nucleus. The unknown nucleus is
A
Nitrogen
B
Carbon
C
Boron
D
Oxygen
Answer
Boron
Explanation
Solution
Here, we have 10Ne22 + hν = 2 2He4 + 6X14
6X14 is an isotopes of carbon-14