Energy Conservation In Nuclear Reaction

What do you mean by nuclear reaction? What quantities are conserved in nuclear reaction? What is Q-value of nuclear reaction?

a. Are the equations of nuclear reactions such as ""_(7)^(14)N + ""_(2)^(4)He to ""_(8)^(16)O + ""_1^2H 'balanced' in the sense a chemical equation 2H_2 + O_2 to 2H_2O is ? If not, in what sense are they balanced on both sides? b. If the number of protons and number of neutrons are conserved in a nuclear reaction, in what way the mass is converted into energy (or vice versa) in a nuclear reaction? c. A general impression exists that mass energy inter-conversion takes place only in nuclear reaction and never in chemical reaction. Strictly speaking, this is incorrect Explain.

From the following that are conserved in nuclear reactions are

The energy released in nuclear reactions corresponding to 1 a.m.u. is about :

Answer the following questions: Are the equations of nuclear reactions (such as those given in Section 13.7) ‘balanced’ in the sense a chemical equation (e.g., 2H2 + O2→ 2 H2O) is? If not, in what sense are they balanced on both sides? If both the number of protons and the number of neutrons are conserved in each nuclear reaction, in what way is mass converted into energy (or vice-versa) in a nuclear reaction? A general impression exists that mass-energy interconversion takes place only in nuclear reaction and never in chemical reaction. This is strictly speaking, incorrect. Explain.