Q.

When high energy alpha-particle (He 24) pass through nitrogen gas, an isotope of oxygen is formed with the emission of particles named x. The nuclear reaction is N 714+He 24O 817+x
What is the name of x?

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a

electron

b

proton

c

neutron

d

positron

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The charge number and the mass number must be the same on both sides of a nuclear reaction. Particle x must have charge number +1 and mass number 1. Hence it is a proton. 

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