NOTE: You may have to look at the Nuclear Table or the Element Tables to answer some of the questions.

1) Write the equation for a neutron being transferred from ⁷Li to ¹⁶O.
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2) Looking at the Nuclear Table, can you see any reason why a neutron is more likely to be transferred from ⁷Li to ¹⁶O than from ¹⁶O to ⁷Li?
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3) Write the equation for a neutron being transferred from ²H to ⁴²Ca
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4) Suppose a beam of ²H nuclei collides with a target of ³H. Scientists observe alpha particles (⁴He) emerging from the collision volume. What other particle is produced in this process? Write the equation.
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5) Write the equation for neutron absorption on plutonium-239.
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6) A proton strikes a nucleus of ²H. Three particles emerge from the collision. What are they? Describe what has happened in words.
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7) In the reaction, ⁷₃Li + ¹⁴₇N --> X + ¹⁷₈O, what is X?
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8) A proton transfer reaction is less likely than a neutron transfer reaction, but it could happen. For example, suppose a proton is transferred from carbon-12 to neon-21. The reaction would be

What is X? Make sure you understand why boron-11 is produced.
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9) What are the products in a proton transfer from zirconium-92 to lead-208?
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10) The nuclei, ³He and ²H collide. One product of the reaction is an alpha particle. What else is produced?
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11) Write the equation for neutron absorption on lithium-6.
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