Write the beta decay equation for the following isotope: 15/6 C?

Explanation:

The unbalanced nuclear equation is

Let's write the question mark as a nuclear symbol.

The main point to remember in balancing nuclear equations is that the sums of the superscripts and the subscripts must be the same on each side of the equation.  

Then

15 =  0 + A, so A = 15 -   0 = 15, and

 6 = -1 + Z, so Z  =   6 + 1 =    7

Then, your nuclear equation becomes

Element 7 is nitrogen, so the balanced nuclear equation is

n2(g) + 3h2-> 2nh3(g)   this is the balanced equation

note the mole ratio between n2, h2 and nh3.   it is 1 : 3 : 2   this will be important.

moles n2 present = 28.0 g n2 x 1 mole n2/28 g = 1 mole n2 present

moles h2 present = 25.0 g h2 x 1 mole h2/2 g = 12.5 moles h2 present

based on mole ratio, n2 is limiting in this situation because there is more than enough h2 but not enough n2.

moles nh3 that can be produced = 1 mole n2 x 2 moles nh3/mole n2 = 2 moles nh3 can be produced

grams of nh3 that can be produced = 2 moles nh3 x 17 g/mole = 34 grams of nh3 can be produced

note:   the key to this problem is recognizing that n2 is limiting, and therefore limits how much nh3 can be produced.

2b2t

explanation:

2b2t