Which of the following nuclear fragments corresponding to nuclear fission between neutron (¹₀n) and uranium isotope (²³⁵₉₂U) is correct: (a) ¹⁴⁰₅₆Xe + ⁹⁴₃₈Sr + 3 ¹₀n (b) ¹⁵³₅₁Sb + ⁹⁹₄₁Nb + 3 ¹₀n (c) ¹⁴⁴₅₆Ba + ⁸⁹₃₆Kr + 4 ¹₀n (d) ¹⁴⁴₅₆Ba + ⁸⁹₃₆Kr + 3 ¹₀n

Answer: (d). Reactants: A = 235 + 1 = 236, Z = 92. (a) A = 237; (c) A = 237; (b) Z = 92 but A = 255: all unbalanced. (d) A = 144 + 89 + 3 = 236, Z = 56 + 36 = 92: balanced. So the answer is (d).

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Which of the following nuclear fragments corresponding to nuclear fission between neutron $\left({}^{1}_{0}\text{n}\right)$ and uranium isotope $\left({}^{235}_{92}\text{U}\right)$ is correct:

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Answer: (d)

Reactants: $A = 235 + 1 = 236$ , $Z = 92$ .
(a) $A = 237$ ; (c) $A = 237$ ; (b) $Z = 92$ but $A = 255$ : all unbalanced.
(d) $A = 144 + 89 + 3 = 236$ , $Z = 56 + 36 = 92$ : balanced.
So the answer is (d).

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