1.8 When nuclear reactions take place, the elements prod…
1.8 When nuclear reactions take place, the elements produced are different from the elements that reacted. Nuclear equations, such as the one below, are used to represent the changes that occur. Right-click on the button to open the data booklet in a new tab. The nucleon (mass) number total is constant at 236 and the proton number total is constant at 92. In another nuclear reaction, uranium-238 is reacted with deuterium atoms. An isotope of a new element, J, is formed as well as two neutrons. Right-click on the button to open the data booklet in a new tab. What is isotope J? Right-click on the button to open the data booklet in a new tab.