In another fission reaction, uranium-235 bombarded with a neutron produces strontium-94, another small nucleus, and three neutrons. Write the balanced nuclear equation for the fission reaction.

List three of the five ways in which a nuclear reaction differs from a chemical reaction.

How does ionizing radiation lead to cell damage?

How does a chain reaction occur in nuclear fission?

How does nuclear fission differ from normal radioactive decay?

Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process, or both:b. The nuclear process occurs in the Sun.

Identify the starting radioisotopes needed to balance each of these nuclear reactions:a.

b.

Bismuth-212 attaches readily to monoclonal antibodies and is used in the treatment of various cancers. This bismuth-212 is formed after the parent isotope undergoes a decay series consisting of four α decays and one β decay (the decays could be in any order). What is the parent isotope for this decay series?

In problems5.51 to 5.54, a nucleus is shown with protons and neutrons.

Draw the nucleus of the isotope that is bombarded in the following: (5.2)